Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia

Mobile phones have become essential tools in educational environments, as they can significantly influence students’ learning achievement and facilitate communication. The present study draws upon the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the Theory of Habitual Behaviour. Th...

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Main Authors: Mahat, Jazihan, Ibrahim, Norasyikin, Mohd Ayu, Ahmad Fauzi
Format: Article
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108594/
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author Mahat, Jazihan
Ibrahim, Norasyikin
Mohd Ayu, Ahmad Fauzi
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description Mobile phones have become essential tools in educational environments, as they can significantly influence students’ learning achievement and facilitate communication. The present study draws upon the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the Theory of Habitual Behaviour. This study explores the relationship between factors (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence) and Malaysian undergraduate students' habitual behaviour of using mobile phones for academic purposes. Data was collected via questionnaires from 393 undergraduate students at a Malaysian public university. The findings demonstrated that effort expectancy and social influence had a significant relationship with mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes. However, performance expectancy had no significant relationship with mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes. This study sheds light on the critical role of effort expectancy and social influence in shaping students' habitual behaviour regarding academic mobile phone usage.
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spelling upm-1085942024-09-26T07:06:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108594/ Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia Mahat, Jazihan Ibrahim, Norasyikin Mohd Ayu, Ahmad Fauzi Mobile phones have become essential tools in educational environments, as they can significantly influence students’ learning achievement and facilitate communication. The present study draws upon the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the Theory of Habitual Behaviour. This study explores the relationship between factors (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence) and Malaysian undergraduate students' habitual behaviour of using mobile phones for academic purposes. Data was collected via questionnaires from 393 undergraduate students at a Malaysian public university. The findings demonstrated that effort expectancy and social influence had a significant relationship with mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes. However, performance expectancy had no significant relationship with mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes. This study sheds light on the critical role of effort expectancy and social influence in shaping students' habitual behaviour regarding academic mobile phone usage. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023-12-25 Article PeerReviewed Mahat, Jazihan and Ibrahim, Norasyikin and Mohd Ayu, Ahmad Fauzi (2023) Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (12). pp. 5111-5120. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/20358/Students-Mobile-Phone-Habitual-Behaviour-for-Academic-Purposes-Empirical-Evidence-From-A-Higher-Learning-Institute-in-Malaysia 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i12/20358
spellingShingle Mahat, Jazihan
Ibrahim, Norasyikin
Mohd Ayu, Ahmad Fauzi
Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia
title Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia
title_full Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia
title_fullStr Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia
title_short Student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in Malaysia
title_sort student's mobile phone habitual behaviour for academic purposes: empirical evidence from a higher learning institute in malaysia
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