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Conference Paper: Attitude towards and use of Internet among adolescents in Hong Kong
Title | Attitude towards and use of Internet among adolescents in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2000 |
Publisher | The Hong Kong Web Symposium Consortium. |
Citation | The 6th Hong Kong Web Symposium, Hong Kong, 8-10 June 2000 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The 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 Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193438 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, IYM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chau, AWL | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-09T06:35:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-09T06:35:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 6th Hong Kong Web Symposium, Hong Kong, 8-10 June 2000 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193438 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The Hong Kong Web Symposium Consortium. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Web Symposium | - |
dc.title | Attitude towards and use of Internet among adolescents in Hong Kong | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chau, AWL: awlchau@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 63304 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |