Motives for Instagram Use and Topics of Interest among Young Adults
Instagram is currently the most popular social media app among young people around the world. More than 70% of people between the ages of 12 and 24 are Instagram users. The research framework of this study was constructed based on smartphone addiction and the uses and gratifications theory. We used...
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| description | Instagram is currently the most popular social media app among young people around the world. More than 70% of people between the ages of 12 and 24 are Instagram users. The research framework of this study was constructed based on smartphone addiction and the uses and gratifications theory. We used 27 question items divided into five factors, namely social interaction, documentation, diversion, self-promotion, and creativity, to investigate the motives for Instagram use and topics of interest among university students in Taiwan. A total of 307 valid questionnaires were obtained. The results revealed that on the whole, the motives for Instagram use were mostly to look at posts, particularly involving social interaction and diversion motives. The level of agreement expressed toward motives for creating posts was lower. Gender, professional training background, and level of addiction to Instagram all exert influence on motives for Instagram use. Over half of the students majoring in design followed artisans and celebrities (including designers), and female students noticed ads on Instagram more than male students did. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee37fe04165f43eca7d6630b4e9f2a562022-12-22T03:50:14ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032018-08-011087710.3390/fi10080077fi10080077Motives for Instagram Use and Topics of Interest among Young AdultsYi-Ting Huang0Sheng-Fang Su1Department of Commercial Design, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanDepartment of Commercial Design, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, TaiwanInstagram is currently the most popular social media app among young people around the world. More than 70% of people between the ages of 12 and 24 are Instagram users. The research framework of this study was constructed based on smartphone addiction and the uses and gratifications theory. We used 27 question items divided into five factors, namely social interaction, documentation, diversion, self-promotion, and creativity, to investigate the motives for Instagram use and topics of interest among university students in Taiwan. A total of 307 valid questionnaires were obtained. The results revealed that on the whole, the motives for Instagram use were mostly to look at posts, particularly involving social interaction and diversion motives. The level of agreement expressed toward motives for creating posts was lower. Gender, professional training background, and level of addiction to Instagram all exert influence on motives for Instagram use. Over half of the students majoring in design followed artisans and celebrities (including designers), and female students noticed ads on Instagram more than male students did.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/10/8/77cyber-psychologyInstagrammotive of usagesocial interactionsocial mediavisual commerce |
| spellingShingle | Yi-Ting Huang Sheng-Fang Su Motives for Instagram Use and Topics of Interest among Young Adults Future Internet cyber-psychology motive of usage social interaction social media visual commerce |
| title | Motives for Instagram Use and Topics of Interest among Young Adults |
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| title_short | Motives for Instagram Use and Topics of Interest among Young Adults |
| title_sort | motives for instagram use and topics of interest among young adults |
| topic | cyber-psychology motive of usage social interaction social media visual commerce |
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