In the past, thinking of carrying electronic devices inside our bodies was only posed by non-real scenarios. The emergence of insertable devices has changed this. Since this technology is still in its initial development stages, few studies have investigated factors that influence its acceptance. This paper analyzes the predictors of the intention to use non-medical insertable devices in two Latin American contexts. We used partial least squares structural equation modeling to examine whether six constructs predicted intention to use insertable devices. A questionnaire was administered to undergraduate students located in Colombia and Chile (n = 672). We also examined whether these predictors influenced intention differently for both of them. Four common constructs significantly and positively influenced both Chilean and Colombian respondents to use insertable devices (hedonic motivation, habit, performance expectancy, and social influence). Also, the habit has a complementary mediating effect on the relationship between social influence and behavioral intention. By contrast, effort expectations were a positive and significant predictor, but only among Chilean respondents. Findings suggest that when technologies are emerging, well-known predictors of intention (e.g., performance and effort expectations) are less influential than predictors related to self-efficacy (e.g., habit and hedonic motivation). The use of insertable devices has a significant impact on society. Thus, a better understanding of what motivates their use has implications for both academia and industry.

过去，仅在非真实场景中提出了将电子设备携带到体内的想法。可插入设备的出现改变了这一情况。由于该技术仍处于初始开发阶段，因此很少有研究调查影响其接受度的因素。本文分析了在两种拉丁美洲背景下使用非医疗可插入设备的意图的预测因素。我们使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型来检查是否有六个构造预测使用插入式设备的意图。对位于哥伦比亚和智利的大学生（n = 672）进行了问卷调查。我们还检查了这些预测因素是否对他们两个都有不同的影响。四个常见的结构对智利和哥伦比亚的受访者使用可插入设备产生了显着积极影响（享乐动机，习惯，预期表现和社会影响力）。而且，习惯对社会影响和行为意图之间的关系具有互补的中介作用。相比之下，努力期望是积极而重要的预测指标，但仅在智利受访者中如此。研究结果表明，当技术兴起时，众所周知的意图预测因子（例如，绩效和努力期望）的影响力要小于与自我效能感相关的预测因子（例如，习惯和享乐动机）。可插入设备的使用对社会具有重大影响。因此，更好地了解其使用动机对学术界和工业界都有影响。