Open AccessA Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the Academic Media Using Frequency on Networking Platforms
Author(s) -
Ranling Ye,
Jie Xu,
Na Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1952/4/042036
Subject(s) - qualitative comparative analysis , perception , qualitative analysis , social media , qualitative research , function (biology) , computer science , regression analysis , empirical research , psychology , data science , sociology , social science , mathematics , world wide web , statistics , machine learning , neuroscience , evolutionary biology , biology
This paper takes the determinants of the academic social media using frequency of Chinese young scholars as the research topic, aiming to get the causal relationship between the factors and the academic social media using frequency of young scholars. Based on the Expectation-Conformation Model, the Technology Acceptance Model and existed research results, this paper constructs an analysis framework according to two elements of which are users’ characteristics and perception effects. By using Linear Regression and Qualitative Comparative Analysis, this paper makes a comparative analysis of the following factors; they are literature acquisition, recommendation function, effect of use, purpose of use and discipline. The conclusion of Linear Regression is contrary to the empirical theory and practical knowledge, which means the weak applicability of this method to this research topic. While Qualitative Comparative Analysis can be more reasonable to analyze the configuration that led young researchers to use academic social media more frequently.