Purpose Citizen satisfaction with the government is a longstanding and continuous concern in public administration. However, past research did not investigate effect on context of mobile (m-government). The purpose this paper to evaluate how social benefits citizens using m-government affect their government. Design/methodology/approach Grounded uses gratifications theory (UGT), authors suggest...

This study adopted two key variables of the technology acceptance model, thus perceived usefulness, self-efficacy, and (gratification) variable uses gratification theory to understand how three predict students’ behavioral intentions towards use mobile learning devices (MLDs). The sample was drawn from 447 selected participants four private universities in Gaborone, Botswana. researcher analyze...

ABSTRACT This thesis research aims to analyze one of the types criminal acts corruption contained in Law Number 31 Year 1999 on Eradication Corruption which is amended by 20 2001, about Gratification, particular provision sexual service gifts some cases corruption.The issues raised this study are whether services received public servants or state officials can be categorized as gratification an...

A study examined college students' academic delay of gratification, that is, their preference for an immediately available option (go to a concert the day before a test) or a delayed alternative (stay home studying for a test) . Differential explanations of academic delay of gratification between task, performance approach, and performance-avoid goal-oriented college students (n=102) also were ...

BACKGROUND Choices requiring delay of gratification made during adolescence can have significant impact on life trajectory. Willingness to delay gratification can be measured using delay discounting tasks that require a choice between a smaller immediate reward and a larger delayed reward. Individual differences in the subjective value of delayed rewards are associated with risk for development...

NISAN, MORDECAI, and KORIAT, ASHER. The Effect of Cognitive Restructuring on Delay of Gratification. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1984, 55, 492-503. 2 experiments evaluated predictions derived from a cognitive-developmental approach to delay of gratification. In the first, kindergarten children expressed preference for either a small but immediate reward or a large but delayed reward. They were then told...

Food is a potent natural reward and food intake is a complex process. Reward and gratification associated with food consumption leads to dopamine (DA) production, which in turn activates reward and pleasure centers in the brain. An individual will repeatedly eat a particular food to experience this positive feeling of gratification. This type of repetitive behavior of food intake leads to the a...

Social media has not only reshaped the way people make decisions, but also changed the norms of how people interact with others. Due to the popularity of social media, social commerce is becoming a new form of e-commerce approaches. This study attempts to investigate what motivates individuals’ use of social commerce in the context of grocery retailing service based on the theoretical framework...

The purpose of this study was to explore the moderating effects of work beliefs in the relationship between work interruptions and general health, wellbeing and reports of psychosomatic symptoms. Self-report data were gathered from 310 employees from different occupational sectors. Results revealed that beliefs in hard work and morality ethic moderated the positive appraisal of work interruptio...