Personality Predictors of IT Addiction

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dc.contributor.authorVaghefi, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorQahri-Saremi, Hamed
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-28T02:14:46Z
dc.date.available2017-12-28T02:14:46Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-03
dc.description.abstractPrior research on addiction has extensively looked at the personality traits of individuals and their interactions in explaining various types of substance and non-substance addictions. Recent studies have also shown the importance of neuroticism, conscientiousness, and agreeableness on IT addiction. Nevertheless, little is known in IS research regarding the moderated effects of personality traits on the development of IT addiction. Given the increasing attention to the dark side of IT, in this study, we build on Five-Factor personality model to propose a theoretical model that shows the direct and moderated effects of neuroticism, conscientiousness, and agreeableness on addiction to social networking sites (SNS). We empirically test our research model using data collected from 275 SNS users and covariance-based structural equation modeling technique. Furthermore, we shed light on the moderation effects of these factors on SNS addiction via two post-hoc analyses. The implications for theory and practice are discussed.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2018.657
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-1-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/50546
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectThe Dark Side of Information Technology
dc.subjectIT addiction, Personality factor, five-factor model, neuroticism, conscientiousness
dc.titlePersonality Predictors of IT Addiction
dc.typeConference Paper
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