Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Bijou Yang.
A brief 6-item scale to measure anxiety about computers, developed using American students, showed good internal consistency, reliability and construct validity for British students (77 men, 65 women).
In a sample of 139 community residents, the three subscales from the brief Hayhoe, et al. credit card attitude scale were replicated in a factor analysis.
Using data from 23 nations, scores on a measure of Extraversion by nation were positively associated with more Internet use per capita.
A study of 137 undergraduate students yielded no sex differences in attitudes toward computers or the Internet.
Predictors of purchasing textbooks and other types of books by college and university students were found to be different.
British university students (n = 142) obtained a higher mean external locus of control score than did American university students (n = 185) overall and, in particular, on items related to politicians and government.
In a replication study using 137 undergraduates, Liaw's scales to measure attitudes toward computers and the Internet showed reliability and construct validity.
In a sample of 72 undergraduates, purchasing books online was predicted by their computer/Internet skills.
In a sample of 78 university undergraduates, Macintosh users spent less time online than PC users and had more anxiety about computers.
Two empirically-derived scales from Furnham's Money Attitude Scale are presented. They measure money as a source of status and power and having a strong desire for money.
A study of 36 nations indicated that measures of economic growth for the period 1980-1995 were not predicted by scores of national samples in the mid-1980s on a measure of competitiveness.
Measures of extraversion and neuroticism for 18 industrialized nations were associated with Internet use.
In a sample of 287 students, Macintosh users had significantly greater anxiety about computers than PC users.
A brief six-item scale to measure confidence in the use of personal computers showed Cronbach alpha of .76 for internal reliability and construct validity (r(pb)s of -.16, -.18, -.22 for items of behavioral use).
An item-analysis of responses from 186 undergraduates to the Money Attitude Scale developed by Furnham did not replicate the factor pattern which he derived.
The factor pattern of Yamauchi and Templer's Money Attitude Scale was replicated with a sample of 72 undergraduates.
In a sample of 77 undergraduates, purchasing textbooks online was predicted by computer/Internet skills but not by personality traits.