Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal

Social media plays a central role in students' daily academic activities across the globe. This study investigates how social media language influences students’ intention to engage in academic use behavior at leading universities in Nepal. Grounded in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use...

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Main Authors: Gunja Sah, Sajeeb Kumar Shrestha, Bhoj Raj Aryal
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Language:English
Published: WISE Pendidikan Indonesia 2025-06-01
Series:Language, Technology, and Social Media
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Online Access:https://journal.wiseedu.co.id/index.php/ltsmjournal/article/view/186
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description Social media plays a central role in students' daily academic activities across the globe. This study investigates how social media language influences students’ intention to engage in academic use behavior at leading universities in Nepal. Grounded in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), a structured questionnaire was distributed to 235 students from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Purbanchal University, and Pokhara University using stratified sampling. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the data. Results reveal that performance expectancy significantly influences both behavioral intention and actual use behavior. Effort expectancy and social influence significantly affect use behavior but not behavioral intention, while facilitating conditions show no significant influence on either. Behavioral intention mediates the relationship between UTAUT constructs and use behavior. The findings highlight the importance of social media language in shaping students' academic engagement, offering practical insights for educators, policymakers, and platform developers to enhance social media’s educational utility.
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spelling doaj-art-044256bb63ca445a829ac280818ad1512025-08-20T02:33:55ZengWISE Pendidikan IndonesiaLanguage, Technology, and Social Media3026-71962025-06-013210.70211/ltsm.v3i2.186Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in NepalGunja Sah0Sajeeb Kumar Shrestha1Bhoj Raj Aryal2Patan Multiple Campus, Patan, Tribhuvan UniversityShanker Dev Campus, Kathmandu, Tribhuvan UniversityTribhuvan University Social media plays a central role in students' daily academic activities across the globe. This study investigates how social media language influences students’ intention to engage in academic use behavior at leading universities in Nepal. Grounded in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), a structured questionnaire was distributed to 235 students from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Purbanchal University, and Pokhara University using stratified sampling. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the data. Results reveal that performance expectancy significantly influences both behavioral intention and actual use behavior. Effort expectancy and social influence significantly affect use behavior but not behavioral intention, while facilitating conditions show no significant influence on either. Behavioral intention mediates the relationship between UTAUT constructs and use behavior. The findings highlight the importance of social media language in shaping students' academic engagement, offering practical insights for educators, policymakers, and platform developers to enhance social media’s educational utility. https://journal.wiseedu.co.id/index.php/ltsmjournal/article/view/186Academic Use BehaviourBehavioral IntentionNepalese leading universitiesSocial media languageUTAUT Model
spellingShingle Gunja Sah
Sajeeb Kumar Shrestha
Bhoj Raj Aryal
Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal
Language, Technology, and Social Media
Academic Use Behaviour
Behavioral Intention
Nepalese leading universities
Social media language
UTAUT Model
title Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal
title_full Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal
title_fullStr Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal
title_short Effect of Social Media Language on Students’ Intention to Engage in Academic Use Behavior at Leading Universities in Nepal
title_sort effect of social media language on students intention to engage in academic use behavior at leading universities in nepal
topic Academic Use Behaviour
Behavioral Intention
Nepalese leading universities
Social media language
UTAUT Model
url https://journal.wiseedu.co.id/index.php/ltsmjournal/article/view/186
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