Internet self-efficacy and the psychology of the digital divide

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Eastin, Matthew S ^a   LaRose, Robert ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARD DISK STORAGE; HTML; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY;

FILE TRANSFER; INTERNET SELF-EFFICIENCY; REMOTE COMPUTING; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY;

INTERNET;

EID: 0003301147     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2000.tb00110.x     Document Type: Review

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