Computer Anxiety among Faculty Members and Nursing Managers

Computer and it wide influence in today's world was induced excessive demand to computer for many people that companion to anxiety and fear. This research was aimed to study occurrence of computer anxiety among faculty members and managers.

Two hundred faculty members and managers are selected by using the stratified random sampling method. Two questionnaires are used: demographic characteristics, and Computer Anxiety Rating Scale (CARS). Content, discrimination, and concurrent validity of questionnaires confirmed using a panel of experts. Reliability of CARS with using test-retest 0.92 obtained. Research method is descriptive. In present study five hypotheses was tested. To analyze data, t-test have been used.

We found a relationship between rate computer anxiety and sex (t=2.543,p<.05); between rate computer anxiety and level of education (t=2.776,p<.05).3). There is a relationship between rate computer anxiety and job experience (t=2.279, p<.05); between rate computer anxiety and type of job (t=0.179,p<.05). But no any relationship between rate computer anxiety and experience with computer (t=0.525, p>.05).

There is relationship between rate computer anxiety and demographic characteristics.