Computer Attitude and Anxiety

Abstract

Computers in the workplace are a given. Although the advantages of computers are well-known and proven, many people still try to avoid using them. It is extremely important to find out which factors influence the success of end-user computing. What are the reasons that some people excel on a computer while others have problems and even build up a resistance toward the use of computers? This chapter provides a literature-based overview of computer attitude and computer anxiety as factors that influence a user’s resistance, commitment, and achievement. A graphic model, according to which the interactions between computer attitude and anxiety, their causes, indicators, and impacts may be understood, is proposed. It is put forth that external strategies to deal with anxiety and a negative attitude are imperative to break down a snowballing effect of cause and effect and to ensure effective end-user computing.

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“…Computer anxiety is a person's tendency to feel anxiety, worry, and fear in using the computer in the present and in the future [14]. The more anxious individuals to computer technology will lead to avoidance or denial of the individual in the study and use computers [7]. Individuals with levels of anxiety (anxiety) is high, have a low self efficacy [5].…”

“…Computer attitude is the human mental condition that affects human choices in the act or behave in computers and computer-related tasks [7]. The attitude of individual users of the computer have an influence on individual skills or computer users and the success of an information system [18].…”

“…6 : computer anxiety negatively affect computer knowledge. 7 : computer anxiety negatively affect the computer attitude.…”

“…The more anxious individuals to computer technology will lead to avoidance or denial of the individual in the study and use computers [7], Previous research has found that anxiety become predictors of change in computer knowledge. The high computer cause low computer anxiety knoweldge [16].…”