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Do social networking website have an implication on millenial´s academic and/or occupational performance?
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The purpose of this paper is to identify if there are any implications of Social Networking Website use
on academic and/or occupational performance given the staggering number of users of such platforms.
An online survey assessed the proposed determinants of Social Networking Websites (SNW)
Addiction and if it has any repercussions on the user’s academic and/or occupational performance.
The collected data (n=451) includes respondents of the Millennial generation from the U.S.A. and
Europe, Portugal being the example. The results support some relationships of the proposed model,
such as Diminished Impulse Control and Escapism explain SNW Addiction in USA context. In Eurepean
context the drivers of SNW Addiction are Diminished Impulse Control and Self-Identity. The role of
SNW Addiction in predicting Diminished Performance (Academic/Occupational) is confirmed in both
regions. Diminished Impulse Control was the most important factor in determining Social Networking
Website Addiction.
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Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Management, specialization in Information Systems and Technologies Management
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Social Networking Website Addiction Problematic Internet Use Academic Performance Occupational Performance Millennials Diminished Impulse Control