Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of SNS (Social Network Service) users as potential donors for the sustainability of online donation campaigns. For this purpose, we examined the relationship between SNS users’ characteristics, social interaction and donation intention. Based on self-construal level theory, we assume that SNS users’ characteristics (independent-self and interdependent-self) affect their social interaction and in turn their online donation behaviors. Specifically, we suggest that people with an interdependent disposition tend to have more social interaction, which in turn has a positive effect on participation in donation through the mediation of empathy for the beneficiaries of the donation described in the advertisement. In order to verify the hypotheses, we use structural equation modeling to analyze data collected from 116 participants through online surveys. The findings of this study are as follows. First, individuals with an interdependent disposition have more online social interaction, whereas an independent disposition does not have a significant effect on social interaction online. Second, SNS users’ social interaction has a positive effect on empathy for the beneficiaries of donation. Third, empathy for beneficiaries has a positive effect on participation in online donations. These findings confirm the psychological mechanism between online social interaction and donation behavior and contribute useful guidance for non-profit organizations that design and implement online donation campaigns.
Highlights
Companies and people are interested in economic benefits and profits and in social sustainability
As mentioned in the introduction, the rapidly growing digital market has a great impact on NGO donation campaigns
This study investigated the types of people who are willing to make donations in an online donation environment and what characteristics they have
Summary
Companies and people are interested in economic benefits and profits and in social sustainability. Individuals are making efforts to promote social sustainability in a variety of ways, from changing small lifestyle habits such as buying environmentally-friendly products and making sure to recycle used products [2] to more active acts of donating money and time to the areas of their own interests such as culture, art, the environment, education and women’s, children’s and poverty issues. Donation campaigns that lead to individual donations are generally planned and promoted through various non-governmental organizations (NGOs, non-profit organizations, e.g., UNICEF). At this time, Most NGOs seek ways to improve
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