Antecedents of computer self-efficacy: A study of the role of personality traits and gender

作者：Saleem Huma; Beaudry Anne^*; Croteau Anne Marie

来源：Computers in Human Behavior, 2011, 27(5): 1922-1936.

DOI：10.1016/j.chb.2011.04.017

• Computer self-efficacy
• Gender
• Personality traits
• Big-5 factors of personality
• Five-factor model of personality
• IT acceptance

Empirical evidence suggests that computer self-efficacy plays an important role in one's acceptance and use of new information technology. Little is however known about the antecedents of computer self-efficacy. This paper reports on a study of 143 non-users of a self-checkout library system available at a large Canadian university which was conducted to investigate the relationships between stable personality traits and gender with computer self-efficacy. Results indicate that four of the five stable personality traits, as measured by the Big-5 factors of personality, contribute to explain computer self-efficacy. Taking gender into account, results show that the traits of neuroticism, extraversion, and agreeableness are significantly related to computer self-efficacy for women but not for men. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

• 出版日期2011-9