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Ayala Gonen1, Dganit Sharon2, Lilac Lev-Ari3
1Nursing Department, Ruppin Academic Center, Emeq-Hefer, Israel ayalago@ruppin.ac.il.
Abstract:
This research highlights the evidences that: The greater the threat, the lower the attitude toward information technology is, and the greater the sense of challenge, the greater self-efficacy is. Innovativeness was found to be a behavioral intention predictor in two groups, secular Jews and Arabs. This study provides nurses and nurse educators with some valuable insights about how culture, religion, and education may influence nursing students' attitudes toward information technology.
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