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. 2022 May 19;71:101839. doi: 10.1016/j.tele.2022.101839

Table 1.

Definitions of constructs and theoretical roots.

Category Construct Definition TAM UTAUT/UTAUT2 TPB Other
Determinants Ease-of-use “The degree to which a person believes that using a particular system would be free of effort” (Davis et al., 1989, p. 320) ✓Effort expectancy ✓Complexity
Perceived risk Risk is a probability, while uncertainty exists when knowledge of a precise probability is lacking (Knight, 1948).
Trust Willingness to rely on exchange partners and that their ability to perform its stated function (Chaudhuri and Holbrook, 2001)
Price value The level of price, and entails pricing-related cues (e.g., unit pricing) (Zielke, 2011)
Positive emotions Positive emotions refer to consumers’ state of mind resulting from a cognitive and affective evaluation of their consumption (Bagozzi et al., 1999) Hedonic motivation EnjoymentEntertainment
Social influence A “person's perception that most people who are important to him think he should or should not perform the behavior in question” (Fishbein and Ajzen, 1975, p. 302) Social influence Subjective norm
Mediators Perceived usefulness “The degree to which a person believes that using a particular system would enhance his or her job performance” (Davis, et al., 1989, p. 320) ✓Performance expectancy ✓Relative advantage
Attitude Consumers positive or negative feelings about putting the targeted behavior into practice (Venkatesh et al., 2003)
Outcomes Behavioral intention A consumer’s intention to perform a specific behavior (Davis et al., 1989)