There are innumerable studies on technology adoption as well as continuance of usage. A review of previous research shows that cognitive factors are considered prominently in information technology adoption and continuance while the affective feelings of users are not. Although attitude and user satisfaction are common factors considered in information systems research, these factors only invol...

There are five common philosophical paradigms used in the research and they are: Positivism, Post- Interpretivism, Criticalism Post modernism. Each paradigm has different methods analyses. The aim of this paper is to reveal underpinning modernism health education research. In review, each been explained properly with reference based on literature reviews available peer-reviewed academic article...

the condition of postmodern is the condition of our current world, which appeared after technology revolution. it’s a universal progress that forms its special shape according to the culture of each society. the frequent view point says creating postmodernism is an intellectual-cultural movement and appearing its rational effects is actually because of european society disappointment of moderni...

Counterfactual thoughts (CFTs) are imagined alternatives to an actual event, and are pervasive in our daily lives. It is not unusual for one to think of what might have been if only a few subtle details of the past had been different. CFTs often arise from disconfirmation of expectations. Such thoughts have been proposed to influence satisfaction, disappointment and continuance intentions in th...

AIM To examine to what extent personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness), organizational stress, and attitudes toward work and interactions between personality and either organizational stress or attitudes toward work prospectively predict 3 components of burnout. METHODS The study was carried out on 118 hospital nurses. Data were analyzed b...

Social networking services (SNS) provide innovative online platforms for social interactions and communications. In order to understand users’ continuance intention of using SNS, we first propose a comprehensive research model based on the expectation-confirmation model (ECM) of IS continuance. Our model examines direct and indirect factors affecting users’ continuance intention of SNS usage. W...

Blogs are currently very popular. Many website portals, such as Yahoo Blog, PChome Blog, and Sina, offer different functions and personal services to attract potential blog users, as this generates greater advertising income. Ensuring that users continue to use blog is important to the survival of these portals. Previous articles investigate the system functions and information quality of blogs...