The Research on Network Community Participation Behavior Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology: Taking Douban Website as an Example

ZHANG Hongming LIU Chao FENG Wenhong ZHANG Ting

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Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6) : 59-73.

The Research on Network Community Participation Behavior Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology: Taking Douban Website as an Example

  • ZHANG Hongming is associate professor at Bussiness School, Guang Dong University of Foreign Studies. LIU Chao is professor at the School of Journalism & Communication, Guang Dong University of Foreign Studies. FENG Wenhong is manager at the Guangdong Nanhu International Travel Service. ZHANG Ting is a postgraduare student at the Business School, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
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With the increasing popularity and development of Internet, a new mode of interactive groups named network community come up. Douban Website which is one of the most successful Web 2.0 website in China gains praise from users. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, this study aims at examining the factors that affect the participation behavior of network website users by using Douban Website as an example. The results find that : (1)performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence have a positive impact on the using willingness of network community; (2) performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, using willingness have a positive impact on the using behavior of network community; (3) facilitating conditions have no significant impact on the behavior of network community; (4) the moderating effect of gender is not significant, but the performance expectancy-using willingness relationships is significantly moderated by experience with network community.

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UTAUT model / network community / Douban website / acceptance and use of technology

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ZHANG Hongming LIU Chao FENG Wenhong ZHANG Ting. The Research on Network Community Participation Behavior Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology: Taking Douban Website as an Example. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2015, 37(6): 59-73

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