ABSTRACT

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes a promising future in which anyone and anything can be connected at any time and any place. This study aims to explore how users’ Internet-based predispositions could influence their IoT acceptance and if there is a spillover of psychological outcomes such as affect, values and cognitive thoughts. The hypothesised research framework is tested using structural equation modelling with data collected from 615 Internet users. Results show that challenge emotions, well-being, and the overall value experienced in using the Internet significantly spill over into users’ behavioural intention of using the IoT. Also, IoT acceptance significantly leads to increased perceived value and degree of well-being. This study confirmed the spillover effects from one technological paradigm to the subsequent one, indicating that technology acceptance could be conceptualised as interconnected acceptance events as opposed to isolated and separated ones.

摘要

物联网 (IoT) 描绘了一个充满希望的未来，任何人和任何事物都可以随时随地连接。本研究旨在探讨用户基于互联网的倾向如何影响他们的物联网接受度，以及是否存在情感、价值观和认知思维等心理结果的溢出效应。假设的研究框架使用结构方程模型和从 615 位互联网用户收集的数据进行测试。结果表明，挑战情绪、幸福感和使用互联网体验的整体价值显着溢出到用户使用物联网的行为意图中。此外，物联网的接受显着提高了感知价值和幸福程度。这项研究证实了从一种技术范式到后续技术范式的溢出效应，