The Impact of Personal Innovativeness on the Use of the Internet Among Employees at Work

Examining Internet use among employees, this research investigated the theoretical proposition that personal IT innovativeness will positively impact the use of novel computer technologies. The research model included the individual traits of age, gender, experience with IT, and educational level. The article discusses the categories of organizationally relevant versus personal use of the Internet. Using a questionnaire, data was collected from 328 respondents in one organization. The results indicated that users perceive structural differences across various types of Internet use areas, although no clear support for a distinction between organizationally relevant and personal use was found. Additionally, the analyses indicated that personal use is considerably lower than organizationally relevant use of the Internet. However, employees may not distinguish clearly between these two categories. Personal IT innovativeness was the best predictor of organizationally relevant use of the Internet. Age contributed negatively to Internet use. Males appear to use the Internet more frequently than females. Educational level had no impact on Internet use.

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Impact of Personal Innovativeness on the Use of the Internet Among Employees at Work

End-User Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-945-8.136 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 2011-2028

Author(s):

Tor J. Larsen ◽

Øystein Sørebø

Keyword(s):

Educational Level ◽

Internet Use ◽

The Internet ◽

Questionnaire Data ◽

Personal Innovativeness ◽

Internet Age ◽

Individual Traits ◽

Personal Use ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

The Individual

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Awareness of eSafety and Potential Online Dangers among Children and Teenagers

Journal of Information Technology Education Research ◽

10.28945/3864 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 319-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gila Cohen Zilka

Keyword(s):

Internet Use ◽

Leisure Activities ◽

Individual Case ◽

Future Research ◽

The Internet ◽

Future Studies ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

High Level ◽

And Behavior ◽

The Impact

Aim/Purpose: Awareness of eSafety and potential online dangers for children and teenagers. Background The study examined eSafety among children and teenagers from their own perspectives, through evaluations of their awareness level of eSafety and of potential online dangers. Methodology: This is a mixed-method study with both quantitative and qualitative elements. The study includes questionnaires and interviews. A total of 345 participants from Israel completed questionnaires; 90 children and teenagers were interviewed from among the participants. Contribution: The study examined the awareness of children and youths of safe online surfing. It also examined the degree of exposure of children and youths to positive and negative aspects of the Internet. This study illustrates the dual potential of Internet use within the context of eSafety, as seen through the eyes of children and teenagers. Characteristics of use of the Internet are liable to increase the danger to and the bullying of youths and by youths in the digital domain. It also demonstrates the promises of using the Internet for productive learning and leisure activities. Findings: Findings show that the children and teenagers who participated in the study reported a medium-high level of awareness. Issues that participants were concerned about included avoiding contact with strangers and cyberbullying, not necessarily by strangers, but also by friends. Recommendations for Practitioners : It is important to examine how children perceive online events for the purpose of examining their statements regarding eSafety and the way they view problematic or dangerous online events, as well as how they believe they can cope with them. Recommendation for Researchers: The study recommends incorporating in future studies individual case studies and allowing participants to express how they perceive complex online situations. Impact on Society: This study illustrates the dual potential, positive and negative aspects, of Internet use within the context of eSafety, as seen through the eyes of children and teenagers. Future Research: Future studies should track changing eSafety awareness and behavior longitudinally to identify the impact of maturation and experience on their behavior and attitudes.

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Impact of Internet Use on Economic Activities of West Sumatra

Psychology and Education Journal ◽

10.17762/pae.v58i1.1149 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 2686-2698

Author(s):

Alpon Satrianto Et al.

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Internet Use ◽

The Internet ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Short Term ◽

Vector Autoregressive ◽

Net Exports ◽

West Sumatra ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

The Impact

This study aims to analyze the impact of internet usage on regional economic activities in West Sumatra. In particular, this study analyzes the impact of internet use on economic growth, consumption, investment and net exports of West Sumatra. This type of research is descriptive and associative research. The data in this study is in the form of panel data consisting of 19 districts / cities in West Sumatra from 2016-2018. The data analysis technique uses the Vector Autoregressive Panel (PVAR). The results of this study conclude that the use of the internet has a significant effect on economic growth, consumption, investment and net exports in both one and two previous periods. The use of the internet has the greatest impact in the short term on consumption activities in West Sumatra, while the use of the internet has the smallest impact in the short term on economic growth activities in West Sumatra. In the long run, the use of the internet has the greatest impact on economic growth in West Sumatra.

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Internet real estate information: are home purchasers paying attention to it?

Journal of Consumer Marketing ◽

10.1108/07363760010357787 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 17 (7) ◽

pp. 575-590 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

James E. Littlefield ◽

Yeqing Bao ◽

Don L. Cook

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Web Sites ◽

Internet Use ◽

Information Access ◽

The Internet ◽

Related Information ◽

Internet Age ◽

Home Purchase ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

Use Of Internet

Many writers assume that consumers’ use of the Internet will follow the development of Web sites by Realtor.com and other Realtor‐sponsored sites on the Internet. This study examined this proposition by surveying consumers’ Internet use in their home purchases. A model of consumers’ Internet use in home purchases is developed and tested. Results showed that fewer than 40 percent of the home purchasers ever used the Internet for real estate related information during their home purchases. Awareness of Internet real estate information, access to Internet, age, perceived effectiveness of Internet in home purchase, and satisfaction with Realtor are found to be important factors in determining consumers’ use of Internet during home purchases.

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Impact of an educational intervention on internet usage, among students of an urban higher secondary school in Kochi, Kerala

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 2754

Author(s):

Reshma Javed ◽

Sreelakshmi Mohandas ◽

Alexander John ◽

Nimitha Paul ◽

Retheesh Kumar

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Internet Use ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Internet Usage ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Users ◽

Post Test ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

The Impact

Background: Two-thirds of the 1.11 billion internet users globally are from developing countries. In India, there were 243 million internet users, in 2014. The objectives were to determine the impact of an educational intervention, on internet usage, to estimate the prevalence and to assess the pattern of usage and to assess factors associated with internet usage among students of a higher secondary school.Methods: A school-based interventional study was carried out in Model Technical Higher secondary school, randomly selected from a list of schools in the field practice area of the department. The minimum calculated sample size was 50. All students from 11th and 12th standards were included in the study. The intervention was an interactive health education session focussing on the efficient and safe use of the internet. Post-test data were collected one month after the intervention.Results: The prevalence of internet use was 97%, with the majority starting to use the internet between the ages of 11 and 14 years. Our intervention did not bring a significant change to the number of internet users; however, there was a significant decrease in the number of students using the internet from cafés, the safety concerns of which were addressed during the educational talk.Conclusions: The educational intervention had a positive impact on internet use among students. Therefore, identifying patterns of internet use among students and educating the youth regarding the proper use of the internet is essential.

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INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG MADRASAH ALIYAH STUDENTS

Al-Qalam ◽

10.31969/alq.v27i2.988 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 255

Author(s):

Nursalamah Siagian ◽

Nur Alia

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Internet Use ◽

Cell Phones ◽

Case Reports ◽

New Technology ◽

The Internet ◽

Guidance Counseling ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

The Impact

<p><em>The entry of new technology, in this case the internet, in people's lives demands adaptation by various groups, including students. With the use of the internet by students, there will be changes in their lifestyle, which in turn can affect their activities at school. This study focused on the intensity of internet use by students at Madrasah Aliyah Al Islamiyah Depok City, which then has a tendency to internet addiction. This study uses interview techniques to the head of Madrasah, teachers, and students. Document studies are also used to view case reports related to internet use recorded by Guidance Counseling (BK) teachers. This study also used a questionnaire distributed online to 340 students of MA Al-Islamiyah Depok City. This study found that 14% of students access the internet for more than 9 hours, 29% of students feel uncomfortable if they are not connected to the internet, and 54% of respondents feel anxious if they run out of internet quota so they will immediately buy the quota. The impact of the intensity of internet use makes students lazy to do other activities, such as playing with peers, and forgetting about their duties and responsibilities, namely learning. In addition, even when studying in class, they still use cell phones for social media and listening to music.</em></p>

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Exploring the Impact of Internet Use on Memory and Attention Processes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17249481 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (24) ◽

pp. 9481

Author(s):

Josh A. Firth ◽

John Torous ◽

Joseph Firth

Keyword(s):

Brain Structure ◽

Internet Use ◽

Population Level ◽

Internet Usage ◽

The Internet ◽

Memory And Attention ◽

The Individual ◽

Almost All ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

The rapid uptake of the internet has provided a new platform for people to engage with almost all aspects of life. As such, it is currently crucial to investigate the relationship between the internet and cognition across contexts and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms driving this. We describe the current understanding of this relationship across the literature and outline the state of knowledge surrounding the potential neurobiological drivers. Through focusing on two key areas of the nascent but growing literature, first the individual- and population-level implications for attention processes and second the neurobiological drivers underpinning internet usage and memory, we describe the implications of the internet for cognition, assess the potential mechanisms linking brain structure to cognition, and elucidate how these influence behaviour. Finally, we identify areas that now require investigation, including (i) the importance of the variation in individual levels of internet usage, (ii) potential individual behavioural implications and emerging population-level effects, and the (iii) interplay between age and the internet–brain relationships across the stages of development.

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HYGIENIC ASPECTS OF THE INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERSON’S ADDICTION IN THE NEW REALITY

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2019-98-7-748-753 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 98 (7) ◽

pp. 748-753 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergey A. Druzhilov

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Virtual Space ◽

Industrial Society ◽

The Internet ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

The Individual ◽

The Impact

The spread of information technologies leads to negative consequences associated with the impact on the health of the individual and public health. There are new behavioral addictions, namely information and technological ones. The objective reasons for their occurrence are in the changes taking place in society. They are associated with the informatization and globalization of the post-industrial society. The criteria for excessive use of the Internet are changing. Virtual space appears as a significant part of life reality. Ubiquitous is the regular use of the Internet. Imposed by information technologies lifestyle and worldview can be destructive for the individual. The task of hygienic science is to prevent the psychological distress of a person in new conditions. The purpose of the article is to consider the views of a person’s Internet addiction, the risks, as well as the possibility of psychological distress resulting from the impact of information technologies. Comparative analysis of the views of various authors and their theoretical generalization. A current understanding of the phenomenon of information and technological dependencies is presented. Two conceptual approaches to the consideration of the phenomenon are identified: as a mental pathology and as a person’s state in the continuum of his normal behavior in new life realities. Statistical data characterizing the penetration of social networks into Russian society and quantitative characteristics of the use of the Internet are given. Computer technologies can be a “mental retreat” for humans. However, social networks provide users with isolation in their own socio-cultural shells. The boundaries of the norms and pathologies of Internet use have changed. Indices of overgrowing of enthusiasm for the Internet in addiction are a change in the motives and goals of its use. A risk factor for the psychological well-being of a person is an exposure to manipulative informational influences on the Internet. Social networks are the space and means of such exposure. Conclusion. The difference between healthy and unhealthy use of the Network is given. The danger for the majority of Internet users was shown not to be an addiction, but exposure to information and psychological effects. It is revealed that in social networks there is a possibility of targeted impacts.

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„Lajki” i „hejty”, czyli kilka słów o socjolekcie polskich i rosyjskich użytkowników internetu

Studia Rossica Posnaniensia ◽

10.14746/strp.2016.41.30 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 339-348

Author(s):

Katarzyna Kuligowska

Keyword(s):

Human Activity ◽

Internet Use ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Users ◽

The Individual ◽

The Impact

The author presents several psycho- and sociolinguistic phenomena connected with Internet use. An analysis of the sociolect of Polish and Russian Internet users allows the author to establish the main kinds of human activity in the Internet and what the impact that using the Internet has on the individual.

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Kaitan Akses Internet dan Penyelesaian Tugas Sekolah Berdasarkan Regresi Kuantil Menuju Masyarakat 5.0

JARTIKA : Jurnal Riset Teknologi dan Inovasi Pendidikan ◽

10.36765/jartika.v3i2.283 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 342-350

Author(s):

Suparna Parwodiwiyono

Keyword(s):

Quantile Regression ◽

Internet Use ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Internet Access ◽

The Internet ◽

School Work ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Use Of The Internet ◽

Good Learning ◽

The Relationship

Abstrak: Bagi generasi pasca milenial penggunaan internet sangat akrab tetapi dengan berbagai tujuan penggunaan. Penelitian ini ingin melihat keterkaitan penggunaan internet oleh penduduk yang sedang sekolah untuk kepentingan penyelesaian tugas sekolah di Indonesia untuk mendapatkan hasil belajar yang baik. Analisis berdasarkan data sekunder dari Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional tahun 2018. Hanya saja data yang didapatkan tidak simetris dengan adanya pencilan. Regresi kuantil digunakan untuk meminimumkan pengaruh dari pencilan yang ada. Penelitian mendapatkan hasil bahwa terdapat kaitan yang erat antara akses internet dari penduduk yang sedang sekolah dengan penyelesaian tugas sekolah. Hasil regresi kuantil menunjukkan bahwa proporsi akses internet untuk penyelesaian tugas sekolah berbeda antar golongan proporsi penggunaan internet. Proporsi penggunaan internet yang tinggi akan digunakan untuk penyelesaian tugas sekolah yang lebih tinggi pula. Abstract: For the post millennial generation the use of the internet is very familiar but with various purposes of use. This study wants to look at the relationship between the use of the internet by residents who are currently in school for the sake of completing school work in Indonesia to get good learning outcomes. Analysis based on secondary data from the 2018 National Socio-Economic Survey. It's just that the data obtained is not symmetrical with outliers. Quantile regression is used to minimize the effect of outliers. The study found that there was a close relationship between internet access from residents who were in school and completion of school work. The quantile regression results show that the proportion of internet access for completing school work differs between groups of proportions of internet use. A high proportion of internet use will be used for completing higher school work.

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