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Impact of language anxiety and self-efficacy on accessing Internet sites.Yang HJ, Lay YL, Tsao WY, Liou YC, Lin CK Department of Information Management, National ChinYi University of Technology, No. 35, Lane 15, Section 1 Chung-Shan Road, Taiping City, Taichung Hsien 411, Taiwan, R.O.C. yanghk@chinyi.ncit.edu.tw Language interface plays a critical role as the foundation of communication. Possessing greater fluency in the host language can lead to increased opportunities for interaction with host members. This research is to examine the impact of language and Internet usage anxiety and self-efficacy on the intended uses of Internet sites, respectively. By the same token, whether Internet/language self-efficacy would mediate the effects of Internet/language anxiety on the intention of the Internet site use is also examined. A valid sample of 368 undergraduates was tested in this study. The path analysis results mostly supported the model tested. The results display that the anxiety of language and Internet use have significantly influenced self-efficacy of Internet use and language, respectively. Anxiety about language and Internet use have also significantly influenced the intention to use Internet sites individually. Furthermore, language self-efficacy has significantly influenced the intention to use Internet sites, but Internet self-efficacy has not. The implications are discussed at the end of the paper. Published 3 May 2007 in Cyberpsychol Behav, 10(2): 226-33.
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