The Relationship between Computer Experience and College Students' Digital Citizenship

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between college students' computer experience and digital citizenship. Data was collected with the Digital Citizenship Scale from 712 college students in central China. The results showed that college students' computer experience had no significant effect on the overall digital citizenship construct. However, college students' daily computer usage time had a significant effect on one dimension of digital citizenship: Respect Yourself/Respect Others. Based on the results of this study, the authors proposed several strategies be considered to improve college students' digital citizenship.