Explicating computer self-efficacy relationships: Generality and the overstated case of specificity matching

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University of Central Arkansas, United States ^{[1
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J. Organ. End User Comput. | 2008年 / 3卷 / 22-40期

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Cognitive psychology; Computer attitudes; Computer self-efficacy; Computing competence; General self-efficacy; Specific self-efficacy;

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10.4018/joeuc.2008070102

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Computer self-efficacy is known to operate at multiple levels, from application-specific subdomains like spreadsheets to a judgment of ability for the entire computing domain (general computer self-efficacy, GCSE). Conventional wisdom and many recent studies contend that the level of self-efficacy (specific to general) should match the level of its related constructs to maximize predictive power (Bandura, 1997; Chen, Gully, & Eden, 2001; Pajares, 1996). This thinking claims, for example, that GCSE should be used with a general attitude like computer anxiety (andvice versa). This study examines whether such a limitationis theoretically and empirically sound given that SEjudgments generalize across domains. Copyright © 2008, IGI Global.

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