Relationship between Technology Acceptance and Self-Directed Learning: Mediation Role of Positive Emotions and Technological Self-Efficacy

Fuhai An (), Linjin Xi (), Jingyi Yu and Mohan Zhang
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Fuhai An: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Linjin Xi: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Jingyi Yu: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
Mohan Zhang: Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-13

Abstract: With the deep integration of ICT into education and teaching, the effect of technology acceptance on students’ self-directed learning has been one of the key concerns in the education field. This study examines the relationship between technology acceptance and self-directed learning and the mediating role played by positive emotions and technological self-efficacy in a sample of 501 middle school students in eastern China. The results show that: (1) positive emotions mediate the relationship between technology acceptance and self-directed learning; (2) technological self-efficacy also mediates the relationship between technology acceptance and self-directed learning; (3) positive emotions and technological self-efficacy play a mediating role between technology acceptance and self-directed learning. The findings not only reveal the mediating role of positive emotions and technological self-efficacy between technology acceptance and self-directed learning but are also valuable for Chinese teachers to guide middle school students to engage in self-directed learning with the help of technology.

Keywords: technology acceptance; self-directed learning; positive emotions; technological self-efficacy; mediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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