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The Effect of Paid YouTube Channel Membership Motivation on Usage Satisfaction and Continuance Intention: Based on Consumption Value Theory

유료 유튜브 채널멤버십 이용동기가 이용만족과 지속이용의도에 미치는 영향: 소비가치이론을 기반으로

  • Chengnan Jiang (Department of Business Administration, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ji Yoon Kwon (Department of Big Data Analytics, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Sung-Byung Yang (Dept. of Business Administration/Big Data Analytics, School of Management, Kyung Hee University)
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  • 권지윤 (경희대학교 일반대학원 빅데이터응용학과) ;
  • 양성병 (경희대학교 경영대학 경영학과/빅데이터응용학과)
  • Received : 2023.05.30
  • Accepted : 2023.06.06
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

YouTube exhibits a hybrid personality, incorporating traits of both over-the-top (OTT) and personal broadcasting platforms. However, limited research has investigated these hybrid characteristics, particularly in the context of paid YouTube channel memberships. Therefore, building upon consumption value theory and prior literature, this study examines the influence of consumption value factors associated with paid YouTube channel memberships on usage satisfaction and continuance intention. Specifically, the study identifies four perceived consumption value factors (functional, social, emotional, and epistemic values) within the paid YouTube channel membership context and assesses their impact on usage satisfaction and continuance intention. Additionally, the study explores the moderating role of conditional value (the experience of watching live streams on paid YouTube channels) in these relationships. Data was collected via an online survey from Korean adults who subscribed to multiple paid YouTube channel memberships, resulting in 274 responses. The proposed hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The SEM results indicate that all four consumption value factors significantly influence usage satisfaction, with usage satisfaction in turn positively affecting continuance intention. Furthermore, the study reveals that conditional value moderates the relationships between functional/emotional values and usage satisfaction, as well as between usage satisfaction and continuance intention. This study is the first to focus on YouTube channel paid memberships, which encompass characteristics from both OTT and personal broadcasting platforms. It is anticipated that this research will offer insights to personal broadcasters and stakeholders regarding the motivational factors that impact user satisfaction and encourage subscriptions to channel memberships.

유튜브는 OTT와 개인방송 플랫폼의 특성을 모두 갖춘 하이브리드적 성격을 띠고 있다. 그러나, 이러한 하이브리드적 특성을, 특히 유료 채널멤버십의 맥락에서 조사한 선행연구는 제한적이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 소비가치이론과 선행연구를 바탕으로 유튜브 유료 채널멤버십과 관련된 소비가치 요인이 이용만족도와 지속이용의도에 미치는 영향을 검증하고자 한다. 구체적으로, 본 연구는 유튜브 유료 채널멤버십 맥락에서 인지된 네 가지 소비가치 요인(기능적 가치, 사회적 가치, 감정적 가치, 진귀적 가치)을 도출하고, 각 요인이 이용만족과 지속이용의도에 미치는 영향을 검증한 후, 이러한 관계에서 상황적 가치(유료 유튜브 멤버십 채널에서의 실시간 방송 시청경험)의 조절효과를 추가적으로 살펴보고자 한다. 데이터는 여러 유료 유튜브 채널멤버십에 가입한 한국 성인을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 통해 총 274부가 수집되었다. 구조방정식모델링 기법을 활용하여 연구모형을 검증한 결과, 네 가지 소비가치 요인이 모두 이용만족에 유의미한 영향을 미치며, 이용만족은 지속이용의도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 상황적 가치 또한, 기능적/감성적 가치와 이용만족 간의 관계와 이용만족과 지속이용의도 간의 관계를 유의하게 조절하는 것으로 조사되었다. 본 연구는 OTT와 개인방송 플랫폼의 특성을 모두 포괄하는 유튜브 채널 유료 멤버십에 초점을 맞춘 최초의 연구로서, 본 연구의 결과를 통해 개인방송 진행자 및 이해관계자들에게 시청자의 이용만족에 영향을 미치고 채널멤버십 가입 및 지속유지를 유도하는 동기부여 요인에 대한 인사이트를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 2020학년도 경희대학교 연구비 지원에 의한 결과임(KHU-20212247).

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