Predictors of Online Information Seeking by International Students when Disaster Strikes Their Countries
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-10-2007
Keywords
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Attitude to Computers, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dependency (Psychology), Disasters, Female, Humans, Information Dissemination, Intention, International Cooperation, Internet, Male, Mass Media, North America, Self Efficacy, Students
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.9965
Abstract
This study explores factors influencing international students' likelihood of using the Internet to seek disaster-related information should a disaster affect their countries. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two universities in America between August 1 and September 30, 2005. Two hundred twenty-nine (n = 229) students completed the self-administered questionnaires. ANOVA analyses found that respondents' Internet self-efficacy had no significant impact on their intentions to seek disaster-related information on the Internet. However, respondents' Internet dependency and attitude toward seeking information online were found to have a significant effect on such intentions.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
CyberPsychology & Behavior, v. 10, no. 5, p. 709-712
Scholar Commons Citation
Lu, Hung-Yi; Case, Donald O.; Lustria, Mia Liza A.; Kwon, Nahyun; Andrews, James E.; Cavendish, Sarah E.; and Floyd, Brenikki R., "Predictors of Online Information Seeking by International Students when Disaster Strikes Their Countries" (2007). School of Information Faculty Publications. 248.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/248
