Differentiating computer experience and attitudes toward computers: an empirical investigation |
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| Affiliation: | 2. Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, Florida;1. Department of Neurology, Layton Aging and Alzheimer''s Disease Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR;2. Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;3. Michigan Alzheimer''s Disease Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;4. Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;5. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA;6. Portland Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR;7. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;8. Neurology Service and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI;1. Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172—LilNCog (JPARC)—Lille Neurosciences and Cognition, Université de Lille, Lille, France;2. CNRS, CHU Lille, UMR 9193, SCALab, Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, Université de Lille, Lille, France;3. Department of Ophthalmology, Claude Huriez Hospital, Université de Lille, Lille, France;1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241003, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;3. College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to define and provide initial empirical support for differentiating the concepts of computer attitude, subjective computer experience and objective computer experience. A principal components factor analysis of computer attitude and computer experience scales was conducted on responses from 179 subjects. Results showed that objective computer experience was conceptually distinct from factors reflecting users' psychological reactions to computers. Results also provided partial support for differentiating the two constructs of computer attitude and subjective computer experience. Specifically, two factors emerged, the first reflecting Attitudes Toward Electronic Mail Use, and a second reflecting the separate construct of Autonomy/Assistance, an identifiable constituent of the Subjective Computer Experience Scale. The independent nature of these constructs should continue to be explored in future investigations with considerable attention being focused on the new construct, namely, Autonomy/Assistance. Suggestions for training and education are discussed, and a conceptual analysis of the relation between subjective computer experience and computer attitude presented. Hence, the current study provides a useful starting point for deciphering the precise nature of the relationship between computer attitude and subjective computer experience. |
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