The factor structure of the Computer Anxiety Rating Scale and the Computer Thoughts Survey

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-298

  Gordon, Michael ^a   Killey, Mona ^a   Shevlin, Mark ^b   McIlroy, David ^c   Tierney, Kevin ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitions; Computerphobia; Students

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTERPHOBIA;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037406944     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(02)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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