The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement
Amid an era of rapid globalization and technological advancement, translation technologies stand as valuable assets for college students to enhance accuracy and efficiency in the translation process. However, the adoption and acceptance of these technologies are contingent on several psychological f...
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| description | Amid an era of rapid globalization and technological advancement, translation technologies stand as valuable assets for college students to enhance accuracy and efficiency in the translation process. However, the adoption and acceptance of these technologies are contingent on several psychological factors, which are underexplored in the academic field. This study, populated by a cohort of 397 college students, employs a multiple-item questionnaire measuring computer self-efficacy, learning motivation, cognitive engagement, and the behavioral intention to utilize translation technologies. The collected data were analyzed through a Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. Results indicated that computer self-efficacy significantly correlated with learning motivation, cognitive engagement, and behavioral intention to use translation technologies. Learning motivation and cognitive engagement were identified as critical mediators; combined, they exhibited a chain mediating effect on the association between computer self-efficacy and the intention to adopt translation technologies. Untangling the intertwined influences of these psychological constructs provides profound implications for the stakeholders, including tertiary education institutions, educators, curriculum developers, and technologists, to design effective pedagogical strategies and technology platforms to enhance translation technology adoption. This will equip students to harness these technologies and create a conducive environment for them to thrive in a globalized and digitally interconnected world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d06ab7edd164e0bb145b299e90ce1eb2024-04-13T04:20:53ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182024-06-01246104259The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagementXiang Li0Jian Zhang1Jie Yang2School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, ChinaCorresponding author.; School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, ChinaSchool of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, ChinaAmid an era of rapid globalization and technological advancement, translation technologies stand as valuable assets for college students to enhance accuracy and efficiency in the translation process. However, the adoption and acceptance of these technologies are contingent on several psychological factors, which are underexplored in the academic field. This study, populated by a cohort of 397 college students, employs a multiple-item questionnaire measuring computer self-efficacy, learning motivation, cognitive engagement, and the behavioral intention to utilize translation technologies. The collected data were analyzed through a Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach. Results indicated that computer self-efficacy significantly correlated with learning motivation, cognitive engagement, and behavioral intention to use translation technologies. Learning motivation and cognitive engagement were identified as critical mediators; combined, they exhibited a chain mediating effect on the association between computer self-efficacy and the intention to adopt translation technologies. Untangling the intertwined influences of these psychological constructs provides profound implications for the stakeholders, including tertiary education institutions, educators, curriculum developers, and technologists, to design effective pedagogical strategies and technology platforms to enhance translation technology adoption. This will equip students to harness these technologies and create a conducive environment for them to thrive in a globalized and digitally interconnected world.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824001367Computer self-efficacyBehavioral intentionLearning motivationCognitive engagementTranslation technology |
| spellingShingle | Xiang Li Jian Zhang Jie Yang The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement Acta Psychologica Computer self-efficacy Behavioral intention Learning motivation Cognitive engagement Translation technology |
| title | The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement |
| title_full | The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement |
| title_fullStr | The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement |
| title_short | The effect of computer self-efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students: Mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement |
| title_sort | effect of computer self efficacy on the behavioral intention to use translation technologies among college students mediating role of learning motivation and cognitive engagement |
| topic | Computer self-efficacy Behavioral intention Learning motivation Cognitive engagement Translation technology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824001367 |
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