Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram

Chei Sian Lee; Nur Alifah Binte Abu Bakar; Raudhah Binti Muhammad Dahri; Sei Ching Joanna Sin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_13

Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram

Chei Sian Lee^*, Nur Alifah Binte Abu Bakar, Raudhah Binti Muhammad Dahri, Sei Ching Joanna Sin

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Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Sharing behavior is a major element in understanding the influence of social networking services. The aim of the present study is to examine the motivations driving users to share photos on Instagram, a popular photo-sharing social networking service. This study applied the uses and gratifications approach to determine Instagram members’ reasons for sharing photos. Data (N=115) were collected from an online survey. A principal component factor analysis indicated that there were four motives for sharing photos: informativeness, community support, status-seeking, and selfrepresentation. We also conducted correlation and regression analyses. Our results indicate that age, number of followers and number of followings on Instagram are related to the gratifications users seek on Instagram. Further, we found that users’ photo sharing was mainly motivated by the need for self-representation and status-seeking. Implications of our work are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication	Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings
Editors	Robert B. Allen, Jane Hunter, Marcia L. Zeng
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	132-141
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783319279732
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_13
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	17th International Conference on Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, ICADL 2015 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: Dec 9 2015 → Dec 12 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9469
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, ICADL 2015
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	12/9/15 → 12/12/15

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

Keywords

Motivations
Photo social network services
Photo-sharing

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Lee, C. S., Abu Bakar, N. A. B., Muhammad Dahri, R. B., & Joanna Sin, S. C. (2015). Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram. In R. B. Allen, J. Hunter, & M. L. Zeng (Eds.), Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings (pp. 132-141). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9469). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_13

Lee, Chei Sian ; Abu Bakar, Nur Alifah Binte ; Muhammad Dahri, Raudhah Binti et al. / Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram. Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. editor / Robert B. Allen ; Jane Hunter ; Marcia L. Zeng. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 132-141 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Lee, CS, Abu Bakar, NAB, Muhammad Dahri, RB & Joanna Sin, SC 2015, Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram. in RB Allen, J Hunter & ML Zeng (eds), Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9469, Springer Verlag, pp. 132-141, 17th International Conference on Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information, ICADL 2015, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 12/9/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_13

Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram. / Lee, Chei Sian; Abu Bakar, Nur Alifah Binte; Muhammad Dahri, Raudhah Binti et al.
Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. ed. / Robert B. Allen; Jane Hunter; Marcia L. Zeng. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 132-141 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9469).

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Lee CS, Abu Bakar NAB, Muhammad Dahri RB, Joanna Sin SC. Instagram this! sharing photos on Instagram. In Allen RB, Hunter J, Zeng ML, editors, Digital Libraries: Providing Quality Information - 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 132-141. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-27974-9_13

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