Design of Digital Social Platform Features and User Well-Being

Author

Jiang Hu

Graduation Semester and Year

2023

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration

Department

Information Systems and Operations Management

First Advisor

Jennifer Zhang

Abstract

The purpose of the three-essay dissertation is to advance our understanding of the effect of digital social platforms on users’ behavior and well-being. In essay 1, I investigate whether and how privacy policy can properly mitigate hosts’ privacy concerns, enhance perceived benefits, and subsequently encourage their information disclosure on an accommodation-sharing platform (ASP) such as Airbnb.com. Essay 2 examines the effect of two types of fitness app features on individuals’ exercise adherence, social engagement, and well-being based on the self-regulation theory. Finally, by collecting both qualitative and quantitative data through in-depth interviews, online surveys, and an experiment, the third essay explores how digital technologies facilitate the social connections of under-served communities to increase their well-being as well as social welfare.

Keywords

Digital platforms, Features, Well-being

Disciplines

Business | Management Information Systems

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended Citation

Hu, Jiang, "Design of Digital Social Platform Features and User Well-Being" (2023). Information Systems & Operations Management Dissertations. 75.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/infosystemsopmanage_dissertations/75