How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Internet Access? A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Internet Use
dc.contributor.author | Broadbent, Julie | |
dc.contributor.author | Dakki, Michelle A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-19T21:17:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-19T21:17:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-08-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Broadbent, Julie; Dakki, Michelle A. (2015). "How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Internet Access? A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Internet Use." Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 18 (8): 457-461. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2152-2715 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/140348 | |
dc.description.abstract | The popularity of online recreational activities, such as social networking, has dramatically increased the amount of time spent on the Internet. Excessive or inappropriate use of the Internet can result in serious adverse consequences. The current study used a behavioral economic task to determine if the amount of time spent online by problematic and nonproblematic users can be modified by price. The Internet Purchase Task was used to determine how much time undergraduate students (N=233) would spend online at 13 different prices. Despite high demand for Internet access when access was free, time spent online by both problematic and nonproblematic users decreased dramatically, even at low prices. These results suggest that the amount of time spent online may be modified by having a tangible cost associated with use, whereas having free access to the Internet may encourage excessive, problematic use. | |
dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | |
dc.title | How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Internet Access? A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Internet Use | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/140348/1/cyber.2014.0367.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1089/cyber.2014.0367 | |
dc.identifier.source | Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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