Evidence of Computerphobia in Nigerian Education Majors

The 20-item Computer Anxiety Scale was administered to a Nigerian sample of 162 undergraduates in education (53 men and 109 women). Analysis indicated that the construct of computer anxiety appears to be invariant with respect to sex, year of study, or group (science/nonscience). In addition, a high...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2006-04, Vol.98 (2), p.433-436
Main Author: Arigbabu, Abayomi A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - ethnology
Anxiety - psychology
Computers
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Male
Nigeria
Phobic Disorders - diagnosis
Phobic Disorders - ethnology
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The 20-item Computer Anxiety Scale was administered to a Nigerian sample of 162 undergraduates in education (53 men and 109 women). Analysis indicated that the construct of computer anxiety appears to be invariant with respect to sex, year of study, or group (science/nonscience). In addition, a high prevalence of computer anxiety was observed as about two-thirds of the participants had computer anxiety scores exceeding 60 with a mean score of 65.3 (SD = 16.6).
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.98.2.433-436