Contributions To Understanding Portuguese Facebook Consumers’ Behavior: Sociodemographics, Lifestyle And Life Satisfaction

Araújo, Patrícia; Fernandes, Rosina; Martins, Emília; Mendes, Francisco

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Contributions To Understanding Portuguese Facebook Consumers’ Behavior: Sociodemographics, Lifestyle And Life Satisfaction

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dc.contributor.author	Araújo, Patrícia
dc.contributor.author	Fernandes, Rosina
dc.contributor.author	Martins, Emília
dc.contributor.author	Mendes, Francisco
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-20T12:16:16Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-20T12:16:16Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	Facebook (FB), founded in 2004, is the most popular social networking site with more than 751 million users. Nevertheless, its relationship to lifestyle and satisfaction has only recently begun to be investigated. To analyze FB users’ routines and understand its relationship with sociodemographic variables, such as lifestyle and satisfaction with life, a non-experimental study was undertaken. An online survey conducted between March and May 2016, integrated 23 questions about Facebook use. Detailed sociodemographic and lifestyle questions were also included as well as the Satisfaction with Life Scale. From the 136 individuals who participated, 82% were women, 64% were single, 76% were childless, 68% were employed and 40% had completed postgraduate studies. Descriptive and inferential analysis were performed using SPSS-24. Participants reported spending 1.79 hours/day on Facebook with unemployed participants spending more time than others. Single/divorced participants had more Facebook-friends and those who were childless accessed FB more times/day, in contrast to the older participants. FB use contributed to well-being more in men compared to women. Positive correlations were found between entries per day and perception that it causes work-related and social problems, in participants who showed higher motivation to close their FB account and less life satisfaction. Social media has become part of our lives in ways not yet well explored. Therefore, it is imperative to undertake research to uncover the positive and negative impacts of FB.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Araújo, P. (2018). Contributions To Understanding Portuguese Facebook Consumers’ Behavior: Sociodemographics, Lifestyle And Life Satisfaction. Em The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences EpSBS, VOLUME XLVIII (pp. 173–183). Viseu. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2018.11.19	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.15405/epsbs.2018.11.19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/5407
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Future Academy	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Facebook	pt_PT
dc.subject	consumer behavior	pt_PT
dc.subject	sociodemographics	pt_PT
dc.subject	lifestyle	pt_PT
dc.subject	life satisfaction	pt_PT
dc.title	Contributions To Understanding Portuguese Facebook Consumers’ Behavior: Sociodemographics, Lifestyle And Life Satisfaction	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	London	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	183	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	173	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	4th icH&Hpsy 2018- International Congress on Clinical and Counselling Psychology	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	XLVIII	pt_PT
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