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Instructional Set and Internet Use by Low-Income Adults

Author(s) -

Linda A. Jackson,

Alexander von Eye,

Frank Biocca,

Gretchen Barbatsis,

Yong Zhao,

Hiram E. Fitzgerald

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

cyberpsychology and behavior

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1557-8364

pISSN - 1094-9313

DOI - 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.465

Subject(s) - the internet , set (abstract data type) , affect (linguistics) , computer science , digital divide , multimedia , psychology , internet privacy , world wide web , communication , programming language

This research examined the effects of instructional set on Internet use by low-income adults during a 16-month longitudinal study. Participants (n = 117) received instructions that focused on either the Internet's communication tools or its information tools. Internet use was continuously and automatically recorded. Survey measures of computer and Internet experiences, affect and attitudes were obtained to examine their mediational role in the relationship between instructional set and Internet use. Results indicated that instructions focused on the Internet's information tools led to greater Internet use than instructions focused on its communication tools or only basic instructions about how to use the Internet. Implications for reducing the digital divide are discussed.

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