2014
DOI: 10.7763/ijfcc.2014.v3.314
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Mobile Internet and User Happiness

Abstract: Abstract-Does technology adoption make user happier? Answers to this question are important to user well-being, but existing literature does not provide useful guidelines and conclusions in response. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap by investigating the drivers of user happiness. The study was conducted in a context of mobile-internet adoption by Hong Kong consumers. Quantitative data were collected with a survey method in 2013. Data were analyzed with multiple regression models. The findings indicate… Show more

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“…It should be seen as an important part of human life related to human beings' essential goal. Therefore, self-happiness is a relatively consistent structure over time, which in every condition has an impact on how people feel, think, recall and see certain life events in either negative or positive direction [21], [22]. The relationship between facial expressions and emotions has been extensively studied, leading to primary theories that indicate brief nonverbal cues reveal much about individuals' emotional states, which mostly Ekman's facial action coding system (FACS) has been used widely to characterized and code the smile intensity or level.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It should be seen as an important part of human life related to human beings' essential goal. Therefore, self-happiness is a relatively consistent structure over time, which in every condition has an impact on how people feel, think, recall and see certain life events in either negative or positive direction [21], [22]. The relationship between facial expressions and emotions has been extensively studied, leading to primary theories that indicate brief nonverbal cues reveal much about individuals' emotional states, which mostly Ekman's facial action coding system (FACS) has been used widely to characterized and code the smile intensity or level.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Social networks play a crucial role in combating the viral infection and its consequences by engaging in various activities such as broadcasting regional and international news about the pandemic, as well as providing cautions and guidance. Statista (Zhan, 2014) predicts that the number of social network users globally will exceed 3 billion by 2022. The projected figure for 2023 is expected to reach 3.43 billion.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%