University students' Internet attitudes and Internet self-efficacy: A study at three universities in Taiwan

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 441-450

  Wu, Ying Tien ^a   Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF EFFICACY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33751109281     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.441     Document Type: Article

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