TY - JOUR
T1 - The roles of social factor and internet self-efficacy in nurses' web-based continuing learning
AU - Chiu, Yen Lin
AU - Tsai, Chin Chung
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Science Council, Taiwan , under grant number NSC 99-2511-S-011-005-MY3 .
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - This study was conducted to explore the relationships among social factor, Internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning in a clinical nursing setting. The participants recruited were 244 in-service nurses from hospitals in Taiwan. Three instruments were used to assess their perceptions of social factor, Internet self-efficacy (including basic and advanced Internet self-efficacy) and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning (including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, affection and behavior). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to identify the hypothesized structural model. The results of this study support that social factor is a significant factor correlated to Internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning (including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and affection). In addition, nurses' basic Internet self-efficacy plays a key role in attitudes including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and affection. However, advanced self-efficacy was not correlated to any of the attitudes. The behavior dimension was not linked to social factor or Internet self-efficacy, but was linked to perceived ease of use and affection.
AB - This study was conducted to explore the relationships among social factor, Internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning in a clinical nursing setting. The participants recruited were 244 in-service nurses from hospitals in Taiwan. Three instruments were used to assess their perceptions of social factor, Internet self-efficacy (including basic and advanced Internet self-efficacy) and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning (including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, affection and behavior). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to identify the hypothesized structural model. The results of this study support that social factor is a significant factor correlated to Internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning (including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and affection). In addition, nurses' basic Internet self-efficacy plays a key role in attitudes including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and affection. However, advanced self-efficacy was not correlated to any of the attitudes. The behavior dimension was not linked to social factor or Internet self-efficacy, but was linked to perceived ease of use and affection.
KW - Continuing learning
KW - Internet self-efficacy
KW - Social factor
KW - Web-based learning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.04.013
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.04.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 23669599
AN - SCOPUS:84894904303
VL - 34
SP - 446
EP - 450
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
SN - 0260-6917
IS - 3
ER -