Construct

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Construct: Computer Self-efficacy



Note 1: Following are presented the definitions found for the construct in the used references, together with the theory/model.
Note 2: The same construct can be present in more than one theory/model.
Note 3: If the construct was not proposed in the original theory/model, it is identified as "Additional to theory/model".



Definition: Refers to a judgment of one's capability to use a computer.

Theory/model: SCT
Reference: (Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)



Definition: The degree to which an individual believes that he or she has the ability to perform a specific task/job using the computer.

Theory/model: TAM3
Reference: (Compeau & Higgins, 1995a, 1995b; Venkatesh & Bala, 2008)



Note 1: This list contains all the indicators (measuring variables) as defined by the authors when proposing/using/applying a theory/model in a context. It also includes the scales used to measure the variables.
Note 2: Some of the indicators are context-dependent.
Note 3: The same construct can be present in more than one theory/model.



IndicatorScaleContextTheory/ModelReference(s)
I could complete the job using the software package if there was someone giving me step by step instructions.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)

I could complete the job using the software package if there was no one around to tell me what to do as I go.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had only the software manuals for reference.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had seen someone else using it before trying it myself.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if I could call someone for help if I got stuck.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if someone else had helped me get started.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had a lot of time to complete the job for which the software was provided.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had just the built-in help facility for assistance.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if someone showed me how to do it first.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995a)
(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)
(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had never used a package.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had used similar packages before the same job.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau & Higgins, 1995b)

I could complete the job using the software if I had never used a package like it before.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software if I had used similiar packages before this one to do the same job.Scale 1 to 10, Not at all Confident to Totally ConfidentSoftware PackageSCT(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)

I could complete the job using the software package if there was no one around to tell me what to do as I go.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had only the software manuals for reference.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had seen someone else using it before trying it myself.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if I could call someone for help if I got stuck.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if someone else had helped me get started.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had a lot of time to complete the job for which the software was provided.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if I had just the built-in help facility for assistance.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete the job using the software package if someone showed me how to do it first.Likert 1-7, Not al All Confident to Totally ConfidentDigital LibraryTAM(Hong, Chan, Thong, Chasalow, & Dhillon, 2014)

I could complete my learning activities using the e-learning system if I had never used a system like it before.Likert 1-7, Strongly Disagree to Agreee-Learning SystemTAM(Cheng, 2011)

I could complete my learning activities using the e-learning system if I had only the system manuals for reference.Likert 1-7, Strongly Disagree to Agreee-Learning SystemTAM(Cheng, 2011)

I could complete my learning activities using the e-learning system if I had seen someone else using it before trying it myself.Likert 1-7, Strongly Disagree to Agreee-Learning SystemTAM(Cheng, 2011)

I could complete the job using a software package if there was no one around to tell me what to do as I go.Guttman 1-10Not SpecifiedTAM(Venkatesh & Bala, 2008)

I could complete the job using a software package if I had just the built-in help facility for assistance.Guttman 1-10Not SpecifiedTAM(Venkatesh & Bala, 2008)

I could complete the job using a software package if someone showed me how to do it first.Guttman 1-10Not SpecifiedTAM(Venkatesh & Bala, 2008)

I could complete the job using a software package if I had used similar packages before this one to do the same job.Guttman 1-10Not SpecifiedTAM(Venkatesh & Bala, 2008)