Computer anxiety: Comparison Among High School Students and University Students

Authors

  • Lozena Ivanov Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar
  • Zvjezdan Penezić Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15291/radovifpsp.2578

Abstract

As computers emerged into the mainstream of society in the 1980s, it became apparent that many users experienced anxiety in using these new technological devices. Computer anxiety is a fear computer users have when using the computer, or when considering the possibility of computer use. The first aim of this investigation was to compare university and high school students in computer anxiety, and the second aim was to check out the relationships among computer anxiety and some sociodemographic and personality characteristics. The sample consisted of 140 first and second year university students from the Faculty of Science and Arts in Zadar and 297 first and second year high school students. Results of this study have shown that students exhibit higher computer anxiety than high school students do. Since computer anxiety causes computer use avoidance, educators should handle this problem before they can successfully implement instructional programmes using technology.

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Published

2018-04-18

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (1986)

Section

Professional paper