An empirical evaluation of the User Engagement Scale (UES) in online news environments

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Highlights：

• We examined the robustness of the User Engagement Scale (UES).

• Three studies were conducted in Canada and the United Kingdom.

• The UES sub-scales were reliable across three samples of online news browser.

• A four-factor structure, rather than six, may be more appropriate.

• The UES differentiated between online news sources and experimental conditions.

摘要

•We examined the robustness of the User Engagement Scale (UES).•Three studies were conducted in Canada and the United Kingdom.•The UES sub-scales were reliable across three samples of online news browser.•A four-factor structure, rather than six, may be more appropriate.•The UES differentiated between online news sources and experimental conditions.

论文关键词：Measurement,Experiential scales,User engagement,Information interaction,Online news

论文评审过程：Received 3 May 2014, Revised 4 March 2015, Accepted 8 March 2015, Available online 7 April 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2015.03.003