Personality traits and knowledge sharing behavior in social media

Mediating role of trust and subjective well-being

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12428484
AutoresMona Jami Pour (0000-0002-9701-653X, Hazrat-e Masoumeh University, autor correspondente), Fatemeh Taheri (0000-0003-4732-569X, University of Tehran)
Ano2019
Volume27
Fascículo2
Páginas98-117
Data de publicação2019-06-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOn the Horizon The International Journal of Learning Futures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1074-8121 • E-ISSN: 2054-1708
EditoraEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/oth-03-2019-0012
OpenAlexW2959868425
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas73

Purpose Over the past decade, social media have significantly changed the way people communicate and interact with one another, which might result in positive or negative consequences. Every day, people use these technologies to share knowledge in the form of short messages, articles, images, videos and voice. Universities use social media to better connect the learners and educational communities. Previous studies have reported the positive impact of using social media by students to share knowledge. Despite the significance of social media usage in educational activities, there still remain limitations. Few studies have empirically investigated drivers related to knowledge sharing behavior in social media, and there are some inconsistent findings concerning effective factors. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to empirically examine the effect of personality traits on knowledge sharing behavior in social media among students by the mediating role of trust and subjective well-being (SWB). Design/methodology/approach To obtain this aim, cross-sectional survey was conducted. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample of 527 Iranian students, out of which 425 were used in the final analysis. Regression analysis and bootstrap method were used to test the research hypotheses. Findings The research findings revealed that the big five personality traits are associated with SWB, perceived trust and knowledge sharing behavior among students. With the exception of conscientiousness trait, all the traits used in this study lead to a significant change of the knowledge sharing behavior among students. Practical implications The findings offer further understanding about the mechanisms by which personality traits lead to knowledge sharing behavior through trust and SWB. They suggest the students to enhance personality profile and improve SWB for the benefit of these new educational platforms. Also, policymakers are encouraged to create trustworthy social media platforms to increase perceived trust and eventually knowledge sharing behavior among students. Originality/value Little is known about the effect of personality traits, as well as trust and SWB on knowledge sharing behavior among students. The study contributes to the related literature through empirically indicating how personality traits influence knowledge sharing behavior by the mediating role of trust and SWB

Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Extraversion and introversion · Knowledge management · Knowledge sharing · Personality · Social media · Trait · Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Psychology · Social Psychology