Purpose

Although many studies show that self-efficacy and continuance intention of Web 2.0 platforms are positively and significant correlated, others reveal some different findings. To clarify this line of research, this study further investigates the effect of self-efficacy on continuance intention and meanwhile examines some moderating variables in this process.

Design/methodology/approach

A meta-analysis method was employed to examine the literature containing quantitative measurements of both self-efficacy and continuance intention of Web 2.0 platforms. A total of 31 effects sizes (N = 9,084) were reviewed.

Findings

The results indicate medium-sized positive correlation between self-efficacy and continuance intention of Web 2.0 platforms. Further moderation analysis shows that such medium-sized link differed across measures of Web 2.0 platform types, target respondent differences and gender of participants. Specifically, this correlation is largest for transaction-socialization platforms and smallest for experience-socialization platforms. For university-student respondents, the role of self-efficacy in affecting continuance intention is less important than general members of Web 2.0 platforms. Finally, as the percentage of female participants increases, a weaker effect size will be observed.

Originality/value

This study clarifies empirical research regarding users' self-efficacy and their continuance intention. Meanwhile, sources of inter-study variability have been identified by addressing moderator variables in the relationship between self-efficacy and continuance intention of Web 2.0 platforms, which provides directions for future explorations in this area.

中文翻译：

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Web 2.0 平台的自我效能感和持续意愿：元分析

目的

尽管许多研究表明 Web 2.0 平台的自我效能感和持续意愿呈显着正相关，但其他研究则揭示了一些不同的发现。为了阐明这一研究方向，本研究进一步调查了自我效能感对持续意愿的影响，同时考察了这一过程中的一些调节变量。

设计/方法/方法

使用元分析方法来检查包含 Web 2.0 平台的自我效能和持续意图的定量测量的文献。总共 审查了 31 个效应大小 ( N = 9,084)。

发现

结果表明，Web 2.0 平台的自我效能感和继续使用意愿之间存在中等大小的正相关。进一步的调节分析表明，这种中等规模的链接因 Web 2.0 平台类型、目标受访者差异和参与者性别的衡量标准而异。具体来说，这种相关性对于交易社交平台最大，对于体验社交平台最小。对于大学生受访者来说，自我效能感在影响持续意愿方面的作用不如 Web 2.0 平台的一般成员重要。最后，随着女性参与者百分比的增加，将观察到更弱的效应量。

原创性/价值

本研究阐明了关于用户自我效能感及其持续意愿的实证研究。同时，通过解决 Web 2.0 平台的自我效能和继续意图之间的关系中的调节变量，确定了研究间变异的来源，这为该领域的未来探索提供了方向。