Computer anxiety among graduate nursing students
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Nursing
First Advisor's Name
Janice Hayes
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Douglas Coffin
Third Advisor's Name
Vandon E. White
Date of Defense
3-22-1996
Abstract
Computer anxiety refers to an individual's unpleasant, emotional state, characterized by subjective feelings of tension, apprehension, nervousness, worry, and activation of the autonomic nervous system. This feeling fluctuates in response to the presence (real or anticipated) or absence of a computer.
The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence and severity of computer anxiety among Graduate Nursing Students (GNS), and to determine the effect of hands-on computer experience on computer anxiety. The sample consisted of 90 volunteers from a local state university in Dade County. Computer anxiety was measured using the Oetting Computer Anxiety Scale (COMPAS). Frequency distribution, multiple regression, ANOVA, and t-tests were used to analyzed the data. The result indicates that GNS as a group was found to have "mild" computer anxiety, with computer specific education, time used at home, and the presence of a spouse and children, significantly impacting on computer anxiety.
Identifier
FI15101586
Recommended Citation
Gillespie, Marjorie May, "Computer anxiety among graduate nursing students" (1996). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3994.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3994
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