Measuring perceptual and motivational facets of computer control: The development and validation of the computing control scale

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 791-815

  Charlton, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Computer attitudes; Independence (personality); Internal external locus of control; Needs; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

ADDICTION; COMPUTER ATTITUDES; INDEPENDENCE (PERSONALITY); NEEDS; ONTERNAL EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL; SELF-EFFICACY;

COMPUTER CONTROL;

EID: 14644425986     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.02.027     Document Type: Article

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