The development of a general Internet attitudes scale

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 480-489

  Morse, Brendan J ^a   Gullekson, Nicole L ^b   Morris, Samantha A ^c   Popovich, Paula M ^c  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Internet attitudes; Psychometrics; Scale development

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CURRENT PRACTICES; DIFFERENTIAL ITEMS; INTERNET USE; PRACTICAL ISSUES; PSYCHOMETRIC QUALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCALE DEVELOPMENT;

INTERNET;

EID: 78449277895     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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