Muslim surfers on the internet: using the theory of planned behaviour to examine the factors influencing engagement in online religious activities
Muslim surfers on the internet: using the theory of planned behaviour to examine the factors influencing engagement in online religious activities
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穆斯林上网者：利用计划行为理论考察影响网上宗教活动的因素
作者：
S. Ho;Waipeng Lee;S. S. Hameed
本研究旨在描述新加坡穆斯林冲浪者在互联网上从事的宗教活动类型，并使用计划行为理论作为理论框架来研究互联网感知、主观规范、感知行为控制、互联网自我效能、宗教信仰和其他关键人口变量如何影响新加坡穆斯林冲浪者出于宗教目的而使用互联网。 2004 年 5 月，共有 578 名 18 岁及以上的穆斯林互联网用户参加了一项计算机辅助电话访问调查。我们发现，与传统机构宗教相关的活动相比，穆斯林上网者更倾向于从事与个人宗教问题更相关的在线活动。研究结果还表明，来自穆斯林社区的社会压力、互联网自我效能和宗教信仰与参与在线宗教活动呈正相关，而年龄与参与度呈负相关。
This study seeks to describe the types of religious activities Muslim surfers in Singapore engage in on the internet, and uses the theory of planned behaviour as a theoretical framework to examine how internet perception, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, internet self-efficacy, religiosity and other key demographic variables affect the use of the internet for religious purposes among Muslim surfers in Singapore. A total of 578 Muslim internet users aged 18 and above participated in a computer-assisted telephone interviewing survey in May 2004. We found that Muslim surfers tend to engage in online activities that were more related to personal religious concerns than those activities that were related to traditional institutional religion. Findings also indicate that perceived social pressure from the Muslim community, internet self-efficacy, and religiosity were positively related to engagement in online religious activities, while age was negatively related to engagement.