Multivariate effects of gender, ownership, and the frequency of use on computer anxiety among high school students

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2639-2648

  Baloǧlu, Mustafa ^a   Çevik, Vildan ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer anxiety; Frequency of use; High school students; Ownership

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RANDOM VARIABLES;

COMPUTER ANXIETY; FREQUENCY OF USE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; OWNERSHIP;

STUDENTS;

EID: 51349123112     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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