Tackling cyclicity in causal models with cross-sectional data using a partial least squares approach : implications for the sequential model of Internet appropriation : implications for the sequential model of Internet appropriation
López Sintas, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Empresa)
Lamberti, Giuseppe (University of Naples Federico II)
Pandolfo, Giuseppe (University of Naples Federico II)

Publicació:	Springer Netherlands, 2024
Descripció:	33 pàg.
Resum:	Working with structural equation modelling and cross-sectional data, and depending on the studied phenomenon, assuming an acyclic model may mean that we obtain only a partial view of the mechanisms that explain causal relationships between a set of theoretical constructs, given that variables are treated as antecedents and consequences. Our two-step approach allows researchers to identify and measure cyclic effects when working with cross-sectional data and a partial least squares modelling algorithm. Framing our empirical analysis in the resources and appropriation theory and the sequential model of Internet appropriation, we highlight the importance of considering cyclic effects. Our results show that physical access followed by skills acquisition enhance Internet usage (acyclic effects), but also that Internet usage intensity, in reverse, reinforces both digital skills and physical access (cyclic effects), thereby providing support for Norris' social stratification hypothesis (2001) regarding future evolution of the digital divide.
Ajuts:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017/SGR-1056 European Commission 870691
Nota:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió
Matèria:	Cyclic effects ; PLS-SEM ; Digital divide ; Internet appropriation ; Digital skills ; RA theory
Publicat a:	Social indicators research, ISSN 1573-0921

DOI: 10.1007/s11205-024-03320-z

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