Computer anxiety and attitudes towards the computer and the internet with Romanian high-school and university students

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Highlights:

• Low computer self-efficacy predicted anxiety.

• Previous education in the field of informatics had negative effects on anxiety.

• Anxiety correlates with the experience in using computers.

• IT&C grades at Science programs are negatively associated with the level of anxiety.

• There are no significant gender differences for internet and computer anxiety.

摘要

•Low computer self-efficacy predicted anxiety.•Previous education in the field of informatics had negative effects on anxiety.•Anxiety correlates with the experience in using computers.•IT&C grades at Science programs are negatively associated with the level of anxiety.•There are no significant gender differences for internet and computer anxiety.

论文关键词:Computer anxiety,Computer self-efficacy,Core self-evaluation,Internet attitude,Romanian students

论文评审过程:Received 12 April 2015, Revised 22 July 2015, Accepted 9 September 2015, Available online 27 September 2015, Version of Record 27 September 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.001