A cross-cultural comparison of Croatian and American social network sites: Exploring cultural differences in motives for Instagram use

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Highlights:

• Croatian students’ Instagram use reflects collectivist tendencies (e.g., social interaction).

• American students’ Instagram use reflects individualistic tendencies (e.g., self-promotion).

• American students are inclined to use hashtags for documentation.

• Croatian students tend to use hashtags for self-promotion, social interaction, and creativity.

摘要

•Croatian students’ Instagram use reflects collectivist tendencies (e.g., social interaction).•American students’ Instagram use reflects individualistic tendencies (e.g., self-promotion).•American students are inclined to use hashtags for documentation.•Croatian students tend to use hashtags for self-promotion, social interaction, and creativity.

论文关键词:Instagram,Cross-cultural,Uses and gratifications,Social media,Individualism vs. collectivism

论文评审过程:Received 23 December 2016, Revised 27 April 2017, Accepted 7 June 2017, Available online 14 June 2017, Version of Record 14 June 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.06.009