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This study examined the relationship between locus of control, two sets of beliefs about computers as electronic performance monitors, general computer attitudes, and computer experience. Results support a model in which computer attitudes mediate the relationship between an individual's locus of control and computer experience and between monitoring beliefs about computers and computer experience.
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Potosky, D., Bobko, P. A Model for Predicting Computer Experience from Attitudes Toward Computers. Journal of Business and Psychology 15, 391–404 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007866532318
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