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Social media sites users' choice between utilitarian and informational reinforcers assessed using temporal discounting.
Robayo-Pinzon, Oscar; Rojas-Berrío, Sandra; Paredes, Mario R; Foxall, Gordon R.
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  • Robayo-Pinzon O; School of Business Administration, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Rojas-Berrío S; Faculty of Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Paredes MR; School of Business Administration, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Foxall GR; Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Front Public Health ; 11: 960321, 2023.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36844822
Objective: This study provides a first approach to the use of the Multiple-Choice Procedure in social media networks use, as well as empirical evidence for the application of the Behavioral Perspective Model to digital consumption behavior in young users in conjunction with a methodology based on behavioral economics. Participants/methods: The participants were part of a large university in Bogotá, Colombia, and they received an academic credit once they completed the online questionnaire. A total of 311 participants completed the experiment. Of the participants, 49% were men with a mean age of 20.6 years (SD = 3.10, Range = 15-30); 51% were women with a mean age of 20.2 years (SD = 2.84, Range = 15-29). Results: Among the total participants, 40% reported that they used social networks between 1 and 2 h a day, 38% between 2 and 3 h, 16% for 4 h or more, and the remaining 9% used them for 1 h or less per day. The factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) allowed us to identify a statistically significant effect of the delay of the alternative reinforcer, that is, the average crossover points were higher when the monetary reinforcer was delayed 1 week, compared to the immediate delivery of the monetary reinforcer. There was no statistically significant effect of the interaction between the magnitude of the reinforcer and the delay time of the alternative reinforcer. Conclusions: This study supports the relative reinforcing value of an informational reinforcement consequence such as social media use, which is sensitive to both the magnitude of reinforcement and the delay in delivery as individual factors. The findings on reinforcer magnitude and delay effects are consistent with previous research that have applied behavioral economics to the study of non-substance-related addictions.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Medios de Comunicación Sociales / Descuento por Demora Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Front Public Health Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Colombia Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Medios de Comunicación Sociales / Descuento por Demora Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Colombia Idioma: En Revista: Front Public Health Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Colombia Pais de publicación: Suiza