According to the media system dependency theory (DeFleur & Ball-Rokeach, 1976), the degree to which people depend on a medium will vary with their environments. This study tested this theory by examining the dependence of people on Internet in different universities. The study hypothesized that the dependence on Internet would be affected by schools. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collected data from NCTU and NCCU for this study. The findings of data analysis supported the predictions of the study; that is, this study discovered that the degrees to which students depended on Internet differed significantly between the two universities. More findings of the study are discussed in the paper.
中文關鍵詞
媒介系統依賴理論,媒介使用,電腦網路(網際網路)
英文關鍵詞
media system dependency theory,media use,computer networks ( Internet )