An examination of disposition, motivation, and involvement in the new technology context computers in human behavior

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2723-2740

  Sun, Shaojing ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Interaction involvement; Internet anxiety; Motive; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FORECASTING;

HUMAN BEHAVIORS; INTERACTION INVOLVEMENT; INTERNET ANXIETY; MOTIVE; SELF-EFFICACY;

INTERNET;

EID: 51349161289     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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