The computer attitude scale

The mediation of external variables in the technology acceptance model

“…Older workers tend to resist change [44] and are, therefore, expected to perceive new IT as less useful, finding it more difficult to learn and use unfamiliar technology [27]. Even if they are willing to adopt new IT, older workers may be less able to appreciate or understand it.…”

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

“…In order to verify the hypotheses, the following instruments were used: the Computer Anxiety Rating Scale -CARS (Heinssen et al, 1987), the Internet Attitude Scale e IAS, adapted in order to assess the attitude towards the internet, according to a scale built by Nickell and Pinto (1986), the Computer Self-Efficacy Scale -CSE (Compeau & Higgins, 1995) and the Core Self-Evaluations Scale e CSES (Judge, Erez, Bono, & Thoresen, 2002). All the scales were translated from English into Romanian and the back-translation was accomplished by translators who fluently speak the two languages.…”

Attitudes towards end-user computing: A structural equation model

“…Attitudes towards the use of computers have been an enduring concern in IS research (Burton Swanson 1982, Nickell and Pinto 1986, Rivard and H uOE1988, Pare and Elam 1995. Attitudes are central to behavioural theory, as they are considered to be a signi® cant predictor of behaviour (Pratkanis and Greenwald 1989, Bagozzi 1992.…”