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

: Ukpabi Dandison C, Olawumi Olayemi, Balogun Oluwafemi Samson, Nwachukwu Chijoke E, Olaleye Sunday Adewale, Kolog Emmanuel Awuni, Agjei Richard O, Adusei-Mensah Frank, Awoniyi Luqman, Atsa'am Donald Douglas, Adeyemi Oluwafikayo

Publisher: IGI GLOBAL

: 2021

: International Journal of E-Adoption

: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-ADOPTION

: INT J E-ADOPT

: 4

: 13

: 1

: 56

: 72

: 17

: 1937-9633

: 1937-9641

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEA.2021010104

: https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/273665

: https://jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/77095/16178823501693491900.pdf?sequence=2

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.