Correlates of Computer Self-Efficacy among Undergraduate Business Majors

Abstract

This study empirically investigates the relationship between computer self-efficacy and a number of hypothesized antecedents: general self-efficacy, personal innovativeness, computer anxiety, academic self-esteem, and locus of control. A total of 130 undergraduate business majors completed a questionnaire survey measuring their response to the study constructs. For all study constructs there were no statistically significant differences between the scores of males and females. Computer self-efficacy positively correlated with each of general self-efficacy, personal innovativeness, computer anxiety, and academic self-esteem. Furthermore, students with an internal locus of control tended to report higher levels of computer self-efficacy than those with an external locus of control. These results conform to results reported in earlier studies investigating the correlates of computer anxiety. This study contributes to the growing literature on the correlates of computer-self efficacy by providing further empirical evidence for the relationship between computer self-efficacy and other variables.

Keywords: Computer, self-efficacy, innovativeness, anxiety, self-esteem, locus of control.