The construction of mystery-seeking motive theory in internet behavior

  • Authors:
  • Chin-Mou Cheng;Rong-Jyue Fang;Rong-Lain Ho

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Industrial Technology Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Repulic of China;Department of Industrial Technology Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Repulic of China;Department of Industrial Technology Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Repulic of China

  • Venue:
  • ACOS'06 Proceedings of the 5th WSEAS international conference on Applied computer science
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Surfing on the Internet is an indispensable behavior of our daily life. This article aimed at the construction of mystery-seeking motive theory (MSMT) related to Internet behavior. The researchers intend to explore motives and hidden factors, especially the locus of internal and external control attribution and sensation-seeking perspective through investigating the related papers. In recent years, many papers related to Internet addiction pop up like mushroom and bamboo shoots after rain. Most of them stressed unduly the negative or problematic behavior and rarely mentioned the positive exploration. Hence, to visit scenic spots and to understand the truth, researchers devote ambition to construct the motive theory and to explain network behavior intended to unearth its implication on the general technology education. Study group discovered that the motive theory concerning network behavior was based on inquiring and searching of related data. After clarification, the questionnaire for empirical study was composed. There were 574 students selected as the testing samples from four universities. The results showed that the MSMT had a great mysterious extent from beginning to end, and also obtained the interaction with one another among flow experience, peak phenomenon, and Internet addiction. We established MSMT for the instruction of general technology education. If teachers could handle the information of network learning and explore the truth to solve the problem, then students would enhance their on-line learning and pursue for truth. Finally, several suggestions were proposed: to compile a more rigid questionnaire; to spread the MSMT; to occupy the status of general technology education; to keep track of more understanding on similar study.