What drives the geeks?: Linking computer enthusiasm to achievement goals

Martin Schmettow

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2014.29

What drives the geeks? Linking computer enthusiasm to achievement goals

Martin Schmettow

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

The personality construct of geekism is introduced as the tendency to act out one's need for cognition in the domain of computing technology. Achievement goal theory is introduced, and we ask, what drives geeks in terms of achievement. In a questionnaire study, it is shown that geekism is related to achievement motivation in imagined situations with technology. Need for cognition showed strong association with self-oriented achievement goals. A newly created scale for computer enthusiasm seems to reflect performance oriented achievement goals

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/hci2014.29
Publication status	Published - 9 Sept 2014
Event	28th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference, HCI 2014: Sand, sea and Sky - Holiday HCI - Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sept 2014 → 12 Sept 2014 Conference number: 28

Conference

Conference	28th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference, HCI 2014
Abbreviated title	HCI
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Southport
Period	9/09/14 → 12/09/14

Keywords

IR-92519
METIS-306376
Individual differences
geekism
need-for-cognition
achievement motif
linear mixed-effects models

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