Perceptions of Personal Web Usage in the workplace: A Q-methodology approach

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-335

  Anandarajan, Murugan ^a   Paravastu, Narasimha ^a   Simmers, Claire A ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROPHOBIA; ACROPHOBIA QUESTIONNAIRE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDES TOWARD HEIGHTS QUESTIONNAIRE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BAHAVIORAL AVOIDANCE TEST; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33745625893     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.325     Document Type: Article

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