Sophistication of internet usage (SIU) and its attitudinal antecedents: An empirical study in Hong Kong

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 421-431

  Peng, Tai Quan ^a   Zhu, Jonathan J H ^b  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Expected ease of use; Outcome expectation; Perceived popularity of the Internet; Sophistication of Internet usage

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DIMENSION MEASUREMENTS; EASE-OF-USE; INTERNET USAGE; MEASUREMENT MODEL; ONLINE ACTIVITIES; OUTCOME EXPECTATION;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 78449296529     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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