Development and validation of the Abbreviated Technology Anxiety Scale (ATAS)

• In Event: RTD - Development, Validation, and Investigation of Research Methods and Instruments

Short Description

Technology is used in virtually all aspects of our lives. We often neglect the fact that technology can cause anxiety in people based on a number of demographics. In this paper, we present the development and validation of the Abbreviated Technology Anxiety Scale (ATAS), a 21-item instrument that assesses technology anxiety. We validated our instrument scores on 227 education majors at four public universities in the southeastern United States. The scale measure a uni-dimensional construct.

Authors

• Albert Dieter Ritzhaupt, University of Florida

• Anne Corinne Huggins, University of Florida

• Savannah Madley, University of Florida

• Krista Ruggles, University of Florida

• Matthew Wilson, University of Florida