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Conference Paper: Attitude towards and use of Internet among adolescents in Hong Kong

TitleAttitude towards and use of Internet among adolescents in Hong Kong
Authors
Issue Date2000
PublisherThe Hong Kong Web Symposium Consortium.
Citation
The 6th Hong Kong Web Symposium, Hong Kong, 8-10 June 2000 How to Cite?
AbstractThe present study examined the relationships between Internet use and perception concerning Internet use amongst Hong Kong adolescents and young adults. The study used as its theoretical basis Eagly and Chaiken's (1993) model of attitude and behavior. Five hundred and twenty-two respondents answered questions concerning their computer and Internet use, attitude towards the Internet, perception of significant others with relation to the Internet, perceived behavioral control over Internet use, and demographics. In general, respondents have rather positive attitude towards the Internet; however, they were also aware of some of the possible problems that could arise from its use. Personal characteristics, resources-related variables, and positive attitude towards the Internet were found to be important predictors of Internet use. Positive perception of and having significant others using the Internet for social communication predicted actual use of the Internet for such purpose.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/193438

 

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dc.contributor.authorLau, IYM-
dc.contributor.authorChau, AWL-
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-09T06:35:28Z-
dc.date.available2014-01-09T06:35:28Z-
dc.date.issued2000-
dc.identifier.citationThe 6th Hong Kong Web Symposium, Hong Kong, 8-10 June 2000-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/193438-
dc.description.abstractThe present study examined the relationships between Internet use and perception concerning Internet use amongst Hong Kong adolescents and young adults. The study used as its theoretical basis Eagly and Chaiken's (1993) model of attitude and behavior. Five hundred and twenty-two respondents answered questions concerning their computer and Internet use, attitude towards the Internet, perception of significant others with relation to the Internet, perceived behavioral control over Internet use, and demographics. In general, respondents have rather positive attitude towards the Internet; however, they were also aware of some of the possible problems that could arise from its use. Personal characteristics, resources-related variables, and positive attitude towards the Internet were found to be important predictors of Internet use. Positive perception of and having significant others using the Internet for social communication predicted actual use of the Internet for such purpose.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe Hong Kong Web Symposium Consortium.-
dc.relation.ispartofHong Kong Web Symposium-
dc.titleAttitude towards and use of Internet among adolescents in Hong Kongen_US
dc.typeConference_Paperen_US
dc.identifier.emailChau, AWL: awlchau@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.hkuros63304-
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong-

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