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Research note: A need or a status symbol? Use of cellular telephones in Turkey
European Journal of Communication · Haziran 2003
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Research note: A need or a status symbol? Use of cellular telephones in Turkey
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION · 2003 SSCI
PROFESÖR ABDULLAH KOÇAK →
Makale Bilgileri
DergiEuropean Journal of Communication
Yayın TarihiHaziran 2003
Cilt / Sayfa18 · 241-254
Scopus ID2-s2.0-0037795779
Özet
This article investigates motives behind cellular phone usage and the satisfaction obtained by users in Turkey. It is suggested that the use of cellular phones as a status symbol is more important than the other motives which affect the level of use negatively. The sample consisted of 630 cellular phone users, 18 years of age or older, randomly selected in the city of Konya. The results verify the importance of status/relaxation and security/sociability as motives for cellular phone usage. While the status/relaxation motive is negatively related, the security/sociability motive indicates a positive relation to the level of total use. Income, previous experience with cellular phones, brand of handset, use at the workplace and in the car are also found to be important in determining the level of usage.
Yazarlar (2)
1
Yusuf Ziya Özcan
2
Abdullah Koçak
ORCID: 0000-0001-6981-8482
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cellular phones
Developing countries
Turkey
Uses and gratifications
Kurumlar
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Ankara Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
77
Atıf
2
Yazar
4
Anahtar Kelime