USERS’ EMOTIONAL CONNECTEDNESS TO FACEBOOK AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS FACEBOOK ADVERTISEMENTS

Abstract

This study investigates the association between the emotional connectedness to Facebook, a popular online social network site, and the users’ attitudes towards Facebook advertising. Gender differences were used to moderate the users’ emotional connectedness to Facebook as males and females. A Pearson’s correlation and a linear regression analyses conducted on results from a survey of undergraduate students suggest a strong relationship between the emotional connectedness to Facebook and the users’ attitudes towards Facebook advertising. Such relationship is found stronger in females than males.