OBJECTIVE We examined the efficacy of a crisis-based intervention in improving mother-child interaction and children's play functioning for families who had experienced domestic violence. METHOD Using a pretest-posttest two-group control study design, we assigned the intervention group (n=20 mother-child dyads) to the Family Intervention for Improving Occupational Performance (FI-OP) program ...

Online shopping is said to be easy, fun, and time saving. Yet, the real experience is often different from that predicted. What is the reason for this? What are the obstacles to online applications? We develop scenarios about the relative importance of value and trust in online shopping. Empirical analysis of a survey of 220 consumers shows that both value and trust are vital to consumers’ inte...

We examined the impact of an intervention on the playfulness of 5- to 7-year-old children who are developing typically. Materials that had no defined purpose were placed on a school playground for 11 weeks. The Test of Playfulness (ToP) was used to compare videotaped play segments pre- and postintervention. Teachers who did playground duty were interviewed regarding changes in play. ToP data we...

The user’s acceptance of Computer Based Assessment (CBA) Systems is examined with the help of the Computer Based Assessment Acceptance Model (CBAAM) in the two different cultures of Greece and Mexico. The study was conducted by delivering the same CBA system to students of identical courses in Greece and Mexico. The research data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results indi...

In today’s world, teaching and learning processes inevitably involve the application of information and communication technology (ICT). It seems reasonable to expect personal attributes such as cognitive playfulness to be associated with consistent application of ICT. Using survey responses from Singapore students in a teacher education programme (n = 450), structural equation modelling (SEM) f...

OBJECTIVE Effective play and coping skills may be important determinants of children's adaptive behavior. Play and coping have undergone extensive individual study; however, these two variables have not been explored in relationship to each other. METHOD The play behaviors of 19 randomly selected preschool children were rated by researchers using The Test of Playfulness. The children's coping...

Computer systems have changed significantly in the past decades and this means that MIS research instruments developed when surveying users of legacy systems could be out-of-date. However, these instruments are often considered stable. We undertook an empirical exploratory investigation of the unidimensionality of the computer playfulness scale because several academics had reported inconsisten...

This research examines the relationships among four dimensions of experiential value (aesthetic, playfulness, service excellence and efficiency), consumer satisfaction, and e-loyalty in an e-shopping setting, along with the moderating role of shopping behavior category. Structural equation model and multiple regression analysis are used to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that extrinsi...

Firms have to invest millions of dollars to introduce a new system. If firms cannot persuade employees to accept and implement a system effectively, such investments are wasted. Since a given influence process may lead to differential outcomes, managers need to deliver influencing strategies to motivate employees and shape their behavior intentions related to system acceptance. This study integ...

This paper examines the factors underlying faculty adoption of student in-class use of mobile-computing technologies. Following up on a survey of student options on in-class use of mobile devices, faculty were surveyed about their attitudes toward having students use their mobile devices in class in support of course learning objectives. The faculty’s decision to allow or not allow mobile devic...