Examining University Students’ Cognitive Absorption Levels Regarding To Web And Its Relationship With The Locus Of Control

Year 2013, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 42 - 55, 01.09.2013

Cem Cuhadar

Abstract

The current study investigated university students’ cognitive absorption levels according to several variables, and presented the relationship between cognitive absorption and locus of control. This study resorted to a descriptive model. Participants were 374 undergraduate students. The Cognitive Absorption Scale and Locus of Control Scale were used to collect the data. Independent samples t-test, one-way between-groups ANOVA, correlation and regression analyses were used to analyze data. Findings suggested that university students had above average cognitive absorption. Moreover, the higher the general internal control/personal control was, the lesser the cognitive absorption level. It was plausible to infer that information and communication technologies served as sources of pleasure and curiosity for university students. However, for students with a higher internal locus of control, levels of pleasure and curiosity dropped.

Keywords

Cognitive Absorption, Locus of Control, Information and Communication Technologies, Internet Use.

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