Stress, attitudes and personality in computing in students (1990-1993)
The present work was concerned with the initial attitudes of users (students) towards computers, the relation of these attitudes to prior experience, stress, performance and the personality of the individual, and the extent to which changes come about as the result of experience gained from a type of computer course. The extent to which individuals found computing stressfull was investigated. Studies were conducted employing questionnaire methods to provide data, over a three year period, on three cohorts of students taking psychology practical sessions which had a computing component. The changes of attitude in relation to experience gained from a type of computer course, as well as the effects of prior experience on initial attitudes and attitude change were studied. The main hypothesis was that computing experience would improve attitude scores. It was found that subjects with the greatest prior computer experience did indeed have more positive initial attitudes. However, attitude scores decreased over the year, in that the higher the prior experience the more the decrease. Computer stress, the impact of computing experience on computer stress and performance, as well as their relation to computer attitude,
Giannoutsos, Evangelos
Stress, attitudes and personality in computing in students (1990-1993). The present work was concerned with the initial attitudes of users (students) towards computers, the relation of these attitudes to prior experience, stress, performance and the personality of the individual, and the extent to which changes come about as the result of experience gained from a type of computer course. The extent to which individuals found computing stressfull was investigated. Studies were conducted employing questionnaire methods to provide data, over a three year period, on three cohorts of students taking psychology practical sessions which had a computing component. The changes of attitude in relation to experience gained from a type of computer course, as well as the effects of prior experience on initial attitudes and attitude change were studied. The main hypothesis was that computing experience would improve attitude scores. It was found that subjects with the greatest prior computer experience did indeed have more positive initial attitudes. However, attitude scores decreased over the year, in that the higher the prior experience the more the decrease. Computer stress, the impact of computing experience on computer stress and performance, as well as their relation to computer attitude,
stress attitude personality compute student present_work concerned initial attitude user student towards computer relation attitude prior experience stress performance personality individual extent change come experience gain type computer course extent individual find investigate studies conduct employ questionnaire method provide data period cohort student_take psychology practical session compute component change_attitude relation experience gain type computer course well effect prior experience initial attitude attitude change study main_hypothesis compute experience would improve attitude score find subject great prior computer experience indeed positive initial attitude however attitude score decrease year high prior experience decrease computer stress impact compute experience computer stress performance well relation computer attitude