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Implications of integrating e-leisure constraints and means-end hierarchies of young people’s perceptions toward video-sharing websites

Chin Feng Lin (Department of Leisure Management, National Pingtung University, Pingtung, Taiwan)
Chen Su Fu (Department of Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan)

Online Information Review

ISSN: 1468-4527

Article publication date: 11 June 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is, based on leisure constraints and means-end theories, to identify the e-leisure constraints of using the video-sharing websites/apps; demonstrate how means-end theory can be used to reveal the differences between high- and low-leisure constraints in an e-leisure environment; and provide designers and marketers with valuable insights for developing e-leisure products and e-marketing strategies.

Design/methodology/approach

Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are employed to collect data. By eliminating three participants whose age range did not meet our criterion (15 to 24 years old), 57 one-on-one in-depth interviews were then content analyzed to design the survey questionnaire. A total of 514 valid samples were collected for hierarchical value map (HVM) construction.

Findings

By comparing the full HVM vs the e-leisure constraints HVM, the analytical results indicate that the importance of attributes, consequences and values for the young people using video-sharing websites/apps is quite different. “Unable to resume the video after leaving the screen,” “creating playlist,” “providing movies” and “location restrictions” are extremely important features that influence the willingness of such users with high e-leisure constraints to participate in e-leisure activities. By understanding the differences between these two HVMs, it is possible to provide marketers or designers with valuable insights for website/app design and marketing strategies.

Research limitations/implications

This study only focused on young people’s perceptions of video-sharing websites/apps, so the findings are limited to those aged between 15 and 24 years old. Since managers today are challenged to design effective strategies that can meet target users’ demands across different ages with different economic, social and sub-cultural groups, future research may consider gathering a wider age range of respondents in order to obtain more robust results.

Originality/value

This is the first paper integrating leisure constraints theory and means-end theory to understand young people’s cognitive structure of using video-sharing websites/apps, especially when they encounter e-leisure constraints.

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Citation

Lin, C.F. and Fu, C.S. (2018), "Implications of integrating e-leisure constraints and means-end hierarchies of young people’s perceptions toward video-sharing websites", Online Information Review, Vol. 42 No. 3, pp. 355-371. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-03-2017-0091

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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