Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook: Does Online Social Support Influence Continuous Use?

Dandison C. Ukpabi, Olayemi Olawumi, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun, Chijioke E. Nwachukwu, Sunday Adewale Olaleye, Emmanuel Awuni Kolog, Richard O. Agjei, Frank Adusei-Mensah, Luqman Awoniyi, Donald Douglas Atsa'am and Oluwafikayo Adeyemi
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Dandison C. Ukpabi: University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Olayemi Olawumi: University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Oluwafemi Samson Balogun: University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Chijioke E. Nwachukwu: Horizons University, Paris, France
Sunday Adewale Olaleye: University of Oulu, Finland
Emmanuel Awuni Kolog: Business School, University of Ghana, Ghana
Richard O. Agjei: Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (CEMRI), Abuja, Nigeria
Frank Adusei-Mensah: University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Luqman Awoniyi: University of Turku, Finland
Donald Douglas Atsa'am: University of the Free State, South Africa
Oluwafikayo Adeyemi: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA), 2021, vol. 13, issue 1, 56-72

Abstract: Different personality traits respond differently to unfavourable life situations. Unemployment can have several negative social, economic, and domestic consequences. Many people use social media for a variety of reasons. The aim of this study is to examine the way different personality traits respond to Facebook in the period of unemployment. Data was obtained from 3,002 unemployed respondents in Nigeria. The study used regression model to analyse the data. Among the five personality traits, results indicated that the relationship between neuroticism and online social support was negative. However, the relationship between online social support and satisfaction was positive. The study highlights several theoretical and practical implications.

Date: 2021
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