Citation

Lu HY, Case DO, Lustria ML, Kwon N, Andrews JE, Cavendish SE, Floyd BR. Cyberpsychol. Behav. 2007; 10(5): 709-712.

Affiliation

Department of Communication & Graduate Institute of Telecommunications, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. stevelutw@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers)

DOI

10.1089/cpb.2007.9965

PMID

17927541

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.

Language: en