Understanding students’ behavior in online social networks: a systematic literature review

Table 4 Factors classified under stimulus

Category	Dimension	Factor	References
Stimuli	Social stimulus	Social support	Chae et al. (2017), Kim et al. (2011)
		Social presence	Cheung et al. (2011), Lim and Richardson (2016)
		Social enhancement	Ifinedo (2016), Cheung et al. (2011)
		Strength of social ties	Kim et al. (2015), Chang and Heo (2014)
		Size of social networks	Kim et al. (2015), Chang and Heo (2014)
		Social communication	Lee (2015), Ndasauka et al. (2016)
	Personal stimulus	Emotional needs	Zheng Wang et al. (2012a, b)
		Cognitive needs	Zheng Wang et al. (2012a, b)
		Social needs	Zheng Wang et al. (2012a, b)
		Information seeking	Kim et al. (2011)
		Hedonic motivation	Moghavvemi et al. (2017a, b)
	OSN characteristics	Facilitating condition	Nawi et al. (2017), Borrero et al. (2014), Mazman and Usluel (2010), Moghavvemi et al. (2017a, b)
		Perceived usefulness	Chang and Chen (2014), Doleck et al. (2017), Mazman and Usluel (2010), Borrero et al. (2014), Arteaga Sánchez et al. (2014), Teo et al. (2017)
		Content creation	Eid and Al-Jabri (2016)