The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version
The importance of Digital Self-Efficacy is likely to grow as digital technology becomes increasingly widespread. To succeed in today’s digital world, it is essential for people to have a strong belief in their ability to effectively use digital technologies. Therefore, it is necessary for researcher...
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| author | Milton Paredes-Aguirre Ronald Campoverde Aguirre Olivia Hernandez-Pozas Yarid Ayala Holger Barriga Medina |
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| description | The importance of Digital Self-Efficacy is likely to grow as digital technology becomes increasingly widespread. To succeed in today’s digital world, it is essential for people to have a strong belief in their ability to effectively use digital technologies. Therefore, it is necessary for researchers to have adequate instruments to measure them in different populations. The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale offers an innovative technology-independent approach. It provides a multidimensional assessment grounded in the DigComp framework, allowing adaptability and facilitating comparison across diverse demographics. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Spanish-adapted version of the Digital Self-Efficacy for Equatorian workers. The results from a sample of 471 participants, with a gender-balanced distribution (43.74% female and 55.41% male) and a mean age of 34 years, showed that this translated 19-item scale is a valid and reliable measure of this construct. Nomological network analysis with SEM showed that Digital Self-Efficacy had a positive and significant association with task-technology fit and the use of technology. This suggests that workers with higher levels of Digital Self-Efficacy are more likely to use technology effectively and efficiently and that they are more likely to find technology that is a good fit for their tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-117810f9bbda4cbba30032ddf84434b92025-02-03T06:47:12ZengWileyHuman Behavior and Emerging Technologies2578-18632024-01-01202410.1155/2024/3952946The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish VersionMilton Paredes-Aguirre0Ronald Campoverde Aguirre1Olivia Hernandez-Pozas2Yarid Ayala3Holger Barriga Medina4Escuela Superior Politecnica del LitoralEscuela Superior Politecnica del LitoralTecnologico de MonterreyTecnologico de MonterreyEscuela Superior Politecnica del LitoralThe importance of Digital Self-Efficacy is likely to grow as digital technology becomes increasingly widespread. To succeed in today’s digital world, it is essential for people to have a strong belief in their ability to effectively use digital technologies. Therefore, it is necessary for researchers to have adequate instruments to measure them in different populations. The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale offers an innovative technology-independent approach. It provides a multidimensional assessment grounded in the DigComp framework, allowing adaptability and facilitating comparison across diverse demographics. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Spanish-adapted version of the Digital Self-Efficacy for Equatorian workers. The results from a sample of 471 participants, with a gender-balanced distribution (43.74% female and 55.41% male) and a mean age of 34 years, showed that this translated 19-item scale is a valid and reliable measure of this construct. Nomological network analysis with SEM showed that Digital Self-Efficacy had a positive and significant association with task-technology fit and the use of technology. This suggests that workers with higher levels of Digital Self-Efficacy are more likely to use technology effectively and efficiently and that they are more likely to find technology that is a good fit for their tasks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/3952946 |
| spellingShingle | Milton Paredes-Aguirre Ronald Campoverde Aguirre Olivia Hernandez-Pozas Yarid Ayala Holger Barriga Medina The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies |
| title | The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version |
| title_full | The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version |
| title_fullStr | The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version |
| title_short | The Digital Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and Validation of Its Spanish Version |
| title_sort | digital self efficacy scale adaptation and validation of its spanish version |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/3952946 |
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