title: Developing and validating an instrument for measuring mobile computing self-efficacy.
abstract: IT-related self-efficacy has been found to have a critical influence on system use. However, traditional measures of computer self-efficacy and Internet-related self-efficacy are perceived to be inapplicable in the context of mobile computing and commerce because they are targeted primarily at either desktop computer or wire-based technology contexts. Based on previous research, this study develops and validates a multidimensional instrument for measuring mobile computing self-efficacy (MCSE). This empirically validated instrument will be useful to researchers in developing and testing the theories of mobile user behavior, and to practitioners in assessing the mobile computing self-efficacy of users and promoting the use of mobile commerce systems.
authors: Department of Information Management, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan, Republic of China. yswang@cc.ncue.edu.tw
authors: Yi-Shun
authors: YS
authors: Wang
authors: Hsiu-Yuan
authors: HY
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003197:Computer Literacy; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface