The changing construct of computer anxiety for younger and older adults

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-77

  Dyck, Jennifer L ^a   Gee, Nancy R ^b   Smither, Janan Al Awar ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; Direct involvement; Indirect involvement

Indexed keywords

USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTER ANXIETY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0031625162     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(97)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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