Internet anxiety: An empirical study of the effects of personality, beliefs, and social support

Information and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-363

  Thatcher, Jason Bennett ^a   Loughry, Misty L ^b   Lim, Jaejoo ^a   McKnight, D Harrison ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; Computer self efficacy; Internet anxiety; Perceived resources; Personal innovativeness in information technology; Social support; Trust in technology; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER ANXIETY; COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY; INTERNET ANXIETY; PERCEIVED RESOURCES; VIRTUAL TEAMS;

INTERNET;

EID: 34250722730     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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