What triggers envy on Social Network Sites? A comparison between shared experiential and material purchases

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Highlights:

• Users report that experiential purchases trigger more envy than material purchases.

• This is because experiential purchases are more self-relevant to most Facebook users.

• Experiential purchases are shared more frequently than material purchases.

• Readers prefer to see other's experiential purchases more than material purchases.

• Posters wrongly think material purchases should trigger the most envy.

摘要

•Users report that experiential purchases trigger more envy than material purchases.•This is because experiential purchases are more self-relevant to most Facebook users.•Experiential purchases are shared more frequently than material purchases.•Readers prefer to see other's experiential purchases more than material purchases.•Posters wrongly think material purchases should trigger the most envy.

论文关键词:Experiential purchases,Material purchases,Envy,Social comparison,Social network sites

论文评审过程:Received 15 May 2017, Revised 27 March 2018, Accepted 29 March 2018, Available online 29 March 2018, Version of Record 24 April 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.03.049