Predictors of online information seeking by international students when disaster strikes their countries. |
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| Authors: | Hung-Yi Lu Donald O Case Mia Liza A Lustria Nahyun Kwon James E Andrews Sarah E Cavendish Brenikki R Floyd |
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| Institution: | Department of Communication & Graduate Institute of Telecommunications, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. stevelutw@yahoo.com |
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| Abstract: | This study explores factors influencing international students' likelihood of using the Internet to seek disaster-related information should a disaster affect their countries. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two universities in America between August 1 and September 30, 2005. Two hundred twenty-nine (n = 229) students completed the self-administered questionnaires. ANOVA analyses found that respondents' Internet self-efficacy had no significant impact on their intentions to seek disaster-related information on the Internet. However, respondents' Internet dependency and attitude toward seeking information online were found to have a significant effect on such intentions. |
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