Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook: Does Online Social Support Influence Continuous Use?

Dandison C. Ukpabi; Olayemi Olawumi; Oluwafemi Samson Balogun; Chijioke E. Nwachukwu; Sunday Adewale Olaleye; Emmanuel Awuni Kolog; Richard O. Agjei; Frank Adusei-Mensah; Luqman Awoniyi; Donald Douglas Atsa’am; Oluwafikayo Adeyemi

doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-6307-9.ch036

Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook: Does Online Social Support Influence Continuous Use?

Dandison C. Ukpabi
, Olayemi Olawumi
, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun
, Chijioke E. Nwachukwu
, Sunday Adewale Olaleye
, Emmanuel Awuni Kolog
, Richard O. Agjei
, Frank Adusei-Mensah
, Luqman Awoniyi
, Donald Douglas Atsa’am
, Oluwafikayo Adeyemi

University of Jyväskylä
University of Eastern Finland
Horizons University
University Of Oulu
University of Ghana Business School
Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation
University of Turku
University of the Free State
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract

Different personality traits respond differently to unfavourable life situations. Unemployment can have several negative social, economic, and domestic consequences. Many people use social media for a variety of reasons. The aim of this study is to examine the way different personality traits respond to Facebook in the period of unemployment. Data was obtained from 3,002 unemployed respondents in Nigeria. The study used regression model to analyse the data. Among the five personality traits, results indicated that the relationship between neuroticism and online social support was negative. However, the relationship between online social support and satisfaction was positive. The study highlights several theoretical and practical implications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Anthology on Usage, Identity, and Impact of Social Media on Society and Culture
Subtitle of host publication	2 Volumes
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	651-667
Number of pages	17
Volume	1-2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781668463086
ISBN (Print)	9781668463079
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6307-9.ch036
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Ukpabi, D. C., Olawumi, O., Balogun, O. S., Nwachukwu, C. E., Olaleye, S. A., Kolog, E. A., Agjei, R. O., Adusei-Mensah, F., Awoniyi, L., Atsa’am, D. D., & Adeyemi, O. (2022). Unemployment, Personality Traits, and the Use of Facebook: Does Online Social Support Influence Continuous Use? In Research Anthology on Usage, Identity, and Impact of Social Media on Society and Culture: 2 Volumes (Vol. 1-2, pp. 651-667). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6307-9.ch036

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Research Anthology on Usage, Identity, and Impact of Social Media on Society and Culture: 2 Volumes. Vol. 1-2 IGI Global, 2022. p. 651-667.

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