title: Predictors of online information seeking by international students when disaster strikes their countries.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication & Graduate Institute of Telecommunications, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. stevelutw@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hung-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Donald O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: Mia Liza A
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lustria
authors.forename: Nahyun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cavendish
authors.forename: Brenikki R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Floyd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001292:Attitude to Computers / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D033182:Intention; D007391:International Cooperation; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D009656:North America; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data