TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Examining how and when Facebook intensive use shapes users' online pro-social behaviors
JO  - Telematics and informatics
A1  - Raza, Ali
A1  - Usman, Muhammad
A1  - Ali, Moazzam
SP  - e101753
EP  - e101753
VL  - 67
IS  - 
N2  - Despite growing research on the favorable outcomes of Facebook intensive use, there is little evidence about the role of Facebook intensive use in shaping users' online pro-social behaviors. Building on the Uses and Gratification Theory, we propose a positive relationship between Facebook intensive use and users' online pro-social behaviors. We also propose self-transcendence as a relevant mediator and online relationship commitment as an important boundary condition. <br><br>RESULTS based on time-lagged data from 467 (three waves, two months apart) students at a large public sector university and analyzed using structural equation modeling in Mplus (8.5) reveal a positive relationship between Facebook intensive use and online pro-social behaviors, both directly and indirectly, via self-transcendence. Moreover, online relationship commitment moderates the direct link between Facebook intensive use and self-transcendence and the indirect relationship between Facebook intensive use and online pro-social behavior. Practical implications can help promote the meaningful use of Facebook.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-5853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2021.101753
ID  - ref1
ER  -