Obtaining a better understanding about travel-related purchase intentions among senior users of mobile social network sites

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Highlights：

• A majority of seniors have been increasingly interested in using MSNSs.

• This study examines why seniors use MSNSs for tourism purposes.

• Intrinsic motivation has more positive effects on flow experience than extrinsic motivation.

• Flow experience has the greatest effect on seniors’ subjective well-being regarding MSNS usage.

• MSNS users differ significantly according to their levels of anxiety attachment.

摘要

•A majority of seniors have been increasingly interested in using MSNSs.•This study examines why seniors use MSNSs for tourism purposes.•Intrinsic motivation has more positive effects on flow experience than extrinsic motivation.•Flow experience has the greatest effect on seniors’ subjective well-being regarding MSNS usage.•MSNS users differ significantly according to their levels of anxiety attachment.

论文关键词：Mobile social network sites,Motivation theory,Flow eexperience,Anxiety attachment,Seniors,Tourism

论文评审过程：Received 8 November 2016, Revised 17 February 2017, Accepted 17 April 2017, Available online 31 May 2017, Version of Record 31 May 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.04.006