Motives of Adolescents to Use the Internet as a Function of Personality Traits, Personal and Social Factors

By U. Wolfradt, J. Doll. 2001

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Subfields: Education, Information Systems and Management, Sociology and Political Science

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Current Perspectives on Personality and Internet Use (2010, background): “Blogging may be linked to the suggestion that neuroticism is positively associated with entertainment-seeking motives for general Internet use (Wolfradt & Doll, 2001), which the authors suggest provides relaxation and fulfills creativity needs.”
Cultural differences in social networking site use: A comparative study of China and the United States (2013, background): “Still other research has found no relationships between any of the Big Five Personality factors and social technology use – neither the time spent using social technology nor nature of use (Hamburger & Ben-Artzi, 2000; Tuten & Bosnjak, 2001; Wolfradt & Doll, 2001).”
The relationships among the Big Five Personality factors, self-esteem, narcissism, and sensation-seeking to Chinese University students' uses of social networking sites (SNSs) (2012, background): “However, more recent research has reported that individuals high in neuroticism use the Internet more frequently to reduce loneliness (Amichai-Hamburger & Ben-Artzi, 2003) and are more likely to use it for instant messaging and SNS (Correa et al., 2010; Wolfradt & Doll, 2001).”
Personality and motivations associated with Facebook use (2009, result): “These more recent findings reflect work by Wolfradt and Doll (2001) which found that when combined with high levels of social interests , those who were high on Neuroticism demonstrated a strong interest in using the Internet for communication.”
Internet Use, Identity Development and Social Anxiety Among Young Adults (2004, methodology): “An Internet-use measure was based on Wolfradt and Doll’s (2001) Internet-motivation scale.”
Online Word-of-Mouth (or Mouse): An Exploration of Its Antecedents and Consequences (2006, background): “A study by Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 11 (2006) 1104–1127 ª 2006 International Communication Association1119 Wolfradt and Doll (2001) showed that visiting chat rooms was positively correlated with the interpersonal communication motive and negatively correlated with the information…”
The Influence of Personality on Social Participation in Learning Environments (2006, unknown): “…context that reported on correlations between personality traits and Internet usage, mixed results were obtained (Hamburger & Ben-Artzi, 2000; Hills & Argyle, 2003; Scealy, Phillips, & Stevenson, 2002; Swickert, Hittner, Harris, & Herring, 2002; Tuten & Bosnjak, 2001; Wolfradt & Doll, 2001).”
Internet Use and Well-Being Among College Students: Beyond Frequency of Use (2007, methodology): “…frequently ask participants to rate how often they go online to find information as a means of explaining why people use the internet (Weiser, 2000; Wolfradt & doll, 2001). however, this explains what they do online but does not necessarily answer the question of why they chose the internet to…”
Social Interaction and Co-Viewing With YouTube: Blending Mass Communication Reception and Social Connection (2009, background): “Interpersonal motives for using the Internet include interpersonal utility (Papacharissi & Rubin, 2000), social utility (Kaye & Johnson, 2002), social or interpersonal interaction (Ebersole, 2000; Wolfradt & Doll, 2001), and chatting with others (Sjoberg, 1999).”
In Defense of the Internet: The Relationship between Internet Communication and Depression, Loneliness, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Support (2002, unknown): “10 In general, the pre-vailing attitude among researchers seems guarded, if not wary, with respect to the quality of online interactions and relationships.”
Excessive internet use: the role of personality, loneliness and social support networks in internet addiction (2007, background): “This was consistent with previous research showing that neuroticism was positively associated with greater internet use (Wolfradt & Doll 2001).”