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Comparison of selected computer attitude scales
Author(s) -
BELLEAU BONNIE D.,
SUMMERS TERESA A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1993.tb00171.x
Subject(s) - varimax rotation , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , selection (genetic algorithm) , variance (accounting) , dimension (graph theory) , psychology , statistics , rotation (mathematics) , computer science , social psychology , mathematics , cronbach's alpha , psychometrics , artificial intelligence , geography , cartography , power (physics) , physics , accounting , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , business
Attitude towards computer scales developed by experts in the area were selected for comparison. Each scale was administered to 108 undergraduate students at a major university. Reliability analyses indicated that one scale was the most reliable of the three. Each scale was also analysed with a factor analysis using the Varimax rotation procedure. Although two of the scales measured attitudes toward computers in general, the remaining scale was slightly outdated and did not account for as much of the variance as the others did. One scale accurately measured computer efficacy involving control of computers and intention to use them. Each scale measured a different dimension of attitudes towards computers, therefore selection of a scale should be determined by what type of attitude information is being sought.