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Context: Software Package

Note: This list contains all the constructs (and corresponding measuring variables) as defined by the authors when proposing/using/applying the theories/models in the selected context. It also includes the scales used to measure the variables.

  • Construct (Theory/Model): Computer Self-efficacy (SCT)
      IndicatorScaleReference(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(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 Confident(Compeau, Higgins, & Huff, 1999)