Abstract:
This research is a quantitative study with the objectives to 1) examine the level of digital trust in e-commerce transactions on social media platforms among Thai citizens, 2) identify the factors influencing the establishment of digital trust in e-commerce transactions on social media platforms among Thai citizens, and 3) develop a model of digital trust in e-commerce transactions on social media platforms among Thai citizens. A questionnaire was utilized as the data collection instrument, targeting a sample of 420 Thai consumers with experience in online transactions via social media platforms, selected through probability sampling. The statistical methods employed in the data analysis included a) descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation and b) inferential statistics for hypothesis testing using multiple linear regression analysis. The research findings revealed that 1) the overall level of digital trust in e-commerce transactions on social media platforms was high, 2) the factors with the most decisive influence on digital trust included the seller's contact information or store location details on the seller's page, additional product information, the number and diversity of product reviews, insights about the seller, frequency of content updates, communication style between the seller and customers, the number of followers or fans of the page, the layout of the store page, the seller's sales history and business duration, navigation systems and product categorization for easy search, differences between positive and negative reviews on social media platforms, and effective customer service processes, and 3) hypothesis testing resulted in the development of six digital trust models for e-commerce transactions on social media platforms among Thai citizens, with the influence sizes ranging from 49.1% to 82.6%