Attitudes Toward Technologies of the Near Future: The Role of Technology Readiness in a Hungarian Adult Sample

Sára Imola Csuka, Tamás Martos, Mihály Kapornaky, Viola Sallay and Christopher Alan Lewis
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Sára Imola Csuka: Károly Rácz School of PhD Studies, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Tamás Martos: Department of Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Mihály Kapornaky: Department of Social Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Viola Sallay: Department of Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Christopher Alan Lewis: Department of Psychology, Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2019, vol. 16, issue 06, 1-19

Abstract: Past decades’ rapid development of technological innovations can ease individual’s everyday lives, but they can also convey a sense of frustration. The aim of the present study was to investigate attitudes toward technologies that are expected to become widespread in the near future. The Technology Readiness Index was administered to a sample of Hungarian respondents to measure the capacity to adopt technologies. The results add significant novelties about the specific patterns related to perceptions of considerably different future technologies, emphasizing the unique role of optimism. Derivations are further specified by demographic characteristics, future directions and practical implications are also discussed.

Keywords: Technology Readiness Index (TRI); autonomous car; telemedicine; enhanced living environments; socio-economic features (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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