DocumentCode
3103076
Title
The Effect Factors of the Second Digital Divide among the College Students
Author
Zeng, Fan-Bin
Author_Institution
Coll. of Journalism & Commun., Jinan Univ., Guangzhou, China
fYear
2011
fDate
16-18 Aug. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Based on a survey on students of Jinan University (N=302), this study focuses on the factors of Internet usage-the second digital divide among college students. The survey shows that birthplace has great positive effects on the time of Internet usage among students. And the motivation of Internet based on uses and gratification theory has great positive effects on the index of Internet usage about studying and working. Especially, the emotional factors of Internet using, including the attitude toward the Internet and the Internet self-efficacy, have great positive effects on the level of Internet usage, including the time of Internet usage and the index of Internet usage about studying and working.
Keywords
Digital Divide; Internet; educational institutions; psychology; Internet self-efficacy; Internet usage; Jinan University; college students; emotional factors; gratification theory; second digital divide; Educational institutions; Indexes; Internet; Media; Psychology; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Internet Technology and Applications (iTAP), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wuhan
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7253-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ITAP.2011.6006137
Filename
6006137
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