A Study on Technophobia and Mobile Device Design

Abstract

Technophobia is described as the 'abnormal fear or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology

Dimensions of Computer-Based Internet Technology Technophobia among Agricultural Extension Personnel in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

“…This anxiety towards learning could suggest why a high proportion of the respondents did not attend any form of computer training. This observation buttresses Ha et. al's (2011) assertion to the effect that further development of internet technologies and sophisticated mobile phones will inevitably lead to more people becoming technophobic.…”

“…This implies that lack of training contributed to this level of agreement; as more than half (62.8 percent) of the respondents did not experience any formal computer training (Table 1) and this could suggest that respondents do not use CBIT in the dissemination of information. Secondly, the expressed level of CBIT technophobia and unfamiliarity with CBIT could be as a result of poor internet facilities and power supply in the rural area where they operate; and, • I feel I will not be able to keep up with the advances in computer field (incidence index .25; rank 15) This indicates that respondents' level of CBIT technophobia is based on the perception that CBITs are complex (Ha et al, 2011). This observation is further supported by Rheingold (2002) who indicated that when people perceive a technology to be complex and advanced, it is more likely they would become technophobic and may avoid the use of such technology despite its perceived benefits.…”

“…It is a complex interplay of behavioural, emotional and attitudinal components to the fear of computer and complex technologies (Wang, Shu andTu 2008, andSami andPangannaiah 2006). It is the constant and persistent fear of technology and in greater depth; it is the feeling of severe anxiety associated with using anything technologically complex and the anxiety associated with the perceived effects of advanced technology (Ben-Jacob andLiebman, 2009 andHa, Tom Gisli, 2011). Rheingold (2002) identified the causes of technophobia to include: perception of the technology in terms of the complexity of the technology; demographic variation that shows that younger people adopt new technologies better than older generations and the belief that with new technology, people might become nervous due to the changes and disruptions it may introduce into their lives.…”

Development and validation of an artificial intelligence anxiety scale: an initial application in predicting motivated learning behavior

“…Technophobia (or computerphobia) is defined as irrational fear or anxiety about the impact of advanced technology (Ha, Page, & Thorsteinsson, 2011). Technophobia is evidenced by the presence of one or more of the following: anxiety about current or future interactions with computer-related technologies; overall negative attitudes toward computer-related technologies, their behaviors, and/ or social impacts; and specific negative cognitions of self-critical internal dialogues in actual computer-related technology interactions or when considering future interactions (Rosen & Weil, 1990).…”

Aeropuertos inteligentes: aceptación de la tecnología por parte de los pasajeros

“…Sin embargo, es conocido que, a pesar de sus ventajas, cualquier innovación técnica, como las anteriormente mencionadas, se enfrenta en los primeros estadios de su implantación a resistencias por parte de los diferentes grupos que participan en la actividad: desde los directivos a los consumidores o usuarios, pasando por el personal que interviene en la fabricación del producto o la prestación del servicio. Durante la primera década del siglo XXI, autores como Ha et al (2011) y Sinkovics et al (2002) estudiaron la tecnofobia, su medición y distintas formas de evitarla (Chukhray, 2012).…”