“Needs to learn” as a moderator for computer self-efficacy

While ‘Computer self-efficacy’ is widely studied in the social science field with regard to the training effectiveness, little research has focused on clarifying the role of ‘needs’ in relation to self-efficacy and outcome expectations. In this regard, this study investigated the effects of ‘needs to learn computer skills,’ extending the social cognitive theory. A survey instrument was adopted and modified from previous studies to measure behavioral modeling, prior experience, perceived computer self-efficacy, perceived needs to learn computer skills and outcome expectations. A total of 209 practitioners were surveyed in this study. As a result, most part of the social cognitive theory was again proven to be effective, and the ‘needs to learn computer skills’ was proven to be significant as a moderating variable between computer self-efficacy and outcome expectation. Implications of the research were discussed, and further studies were suggested at the end.