Internet use and human values: Analyses of developing and developed countries

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Highlights:

• We use Schwartz’s model to explore the impact of values on individual internet use.

• Study 1 uses 49 developed and emerging nations based on World Value Survey data.

• Study 2 uses 8 nations developed and emerging based on European Social Survey data.

• From Study 1 Schwartz-like value types are significant on Internet use in both groups.

• Study 2: tradition and security are most relevant and different impact in each group.

摘要

•We use Schwartz’s model to explore the impact of values on individual internet use.•Study 1 uses 49 developed and emerging nations based on World Value Survey data.•Study 2 uses 8 nations developed and emerging based on European Social Survey data.•From Study 1 Schwartz-like value types are significant on Internet use in both groups.•Study 2: tradition and security are most relevant and different impact in each group.

论文关键词:Schwartz’s value types,Human values,Internet use,Individual-level analysis,Multi-nation study,Economic clustering

论文评审过程:Available online 11 April 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.055