Dispositional factors in internet use: Personality versus cognitive style

James C. McElroy; Anthony R. Hendrickson; Anthony M. Townsend; Samuel M. DeMarie

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Dispositional factors in internet use: Personality versus cognitive style

James C. McElroy, Anthony R. Hendrickson, Anthony M. Townsend, Samuel M. DeMarie

Heider College of Business

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This study directly tests the effect ofpersonality and cognitive style on three measures of Internet use. The results support the use of personality-but not cognitive style-as an antecedent variable. After controlling for computer anxiety, selfefficacy, and gender, including the "Big Five " personality factors in the analysis significantly adds to the predictive capabilities of the dependent variables. Including cognitive style does not. The results are discussed in terms of the role of personality and cognitive style in models of technology adoption and use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	809-820
Number of pages	12
Journal	MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/25148821
State	Published - Dec 2007

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Management Information Systems
Information Systems
Computer Science Applications
Information Systems and Management

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