Assessing emotions related to learning new software: The computer emotion scale

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1605-1623

  Kay, Robin H ^a   Loverock, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anger; Anxiety; Computer; Computer ability; Computer knowledge; Computer use; Emotions; Measure; Scale

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY;

COMPUTER ABILITY; COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE; COMPUTER RELATED BEHAVIORS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 42249108493     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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