The development of a measure of subjective computer experience

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-145

  Smith, Brooke ^a   Caputi, Peter ^a   Rawstorne, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Subjective computer experience

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE; DISPOSITIONAL COPING STYLE; SUBJECTIVE COMPUTER EXPERIENCE;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33747752470     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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