TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of flow experience on mobile social networking service (SNS) users' loyalty.Design/methodology/approach– Based on 305 valid responses collected from a survey questionnaire, structural equation modeling (SEM) technology was employed to examine the research model.Findings– The results show that both information quality and system quality significantly affect users' trust and flow experiences, which further determine their loyalty. The results indicate that flow experience is the strongest determinant of users' loyalty.Practical implications– Mobile SNS providers need to consider user experience when seeking users' loyalty. They should enhance information quality and system quality in order to improve user trust and flow experience.Originality/value– Although much research has been conducted to explore the effects of extrinsic motivations, such as perceived usefulness, on mobile commerce user behavior, the effect of intrinsic motivations, such as flow experience, is seldom tested. This research found the effect of flow experience on mobile SNS users' loyalty to be significant.
VL  - 110
IS  - 6
SN  - 0263-5577
DO  - 10.1108/02635571011055126
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02635571011055126
AU  - Zhou Tao
AU  - Li Hongxiu
AU  - Liu Yong
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - The effect of flow experience on mobile SNS users' loyalty
T2  - Industrial Management & Data Systems
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 930
EP  - 946
Y2  - 2024/04/27
ER  -