Teen Internet use: Relating social perceptions and cognitive models to behavior

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-75

  Eastin, Matthew S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 14644399746     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.62     Document Type: Article

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53. (a) I am likely to get immediate information about big news events on the Internet. (b) ... find information to current information. (c) ... get information about products such as cars or clothes on the Internet.
54. (a) I am likely to find a way to pass time on the Internet. (b) ... be entertained on the Internet. (c) ... have problems opening a video clip found online. (d) ... be bored on the Internet. (e) ... to have problems opening an audio file (for example, a music file) found online. (f) I am NOT likely to have fun on the Internet.
55. (a) I am likely to establish a romantic relationship on the Internet. (b) ... get in touch with people I know on the Internet. (c) ... meet someone in person whom I first met on the Internet. (d) I am NOT likely to meet new friends on the Internet. (e) I am NOT likely to visit chat areas to talk with other people.
56. (a) Information: I am likely to receive too much information when I am searching for something on the Internet. (b) ... find that search engines do not have enough detail to quickly find what I am looking for. (c) ... have problems opening large text documents found online. Entertainment: (a) I am likely to have problems opening video clip files found online. (b) ... have long download times on the Internet. (c) ... have problems opening an audio file (e.g., music file) found online. Social: (a) I am likely to have my personal information such as age, spending habits, sites visited, etc. from using chat areas (e.g., discussion boards, chat room, etc.). (b) ... email I do not want.
57. (a) Information: I am confident using the Internet to gather information. (b) ... downloading software (for example Adobe Acrobat) needed to read information found online. (c) ... turning to an online discussion group when help is needed. (d) ... hyperlinking (double clicking on words/pictures) though information. (e) I am NOT confident surfing through a website for information. Entertainment: (a) I am confident that I can listen to music (e.g., music files or radio stations) on the Internet. (b) ... I can participate in a game available online. (c) ... I can find games (for example, video game environments or online card game environments) available online. (d) ... I can learn how to play games available on the Internet. (e) ... I can access the software needed to play games in the Internet. (f) ... I can access/watch video files obtained on the Internet. Social: (a) I am NOT confident sending email to one person. (b) I am NOT confident meeting new friends on the Internet. (c) I am confident entering chat rooms. (d) ... sending email to a group (more than one person) of people. (e) ... I can sustain an online relationship.
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