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Digital Transformation in Mental Healthcare: How Social Influence and Professional Role Perceptions Influence Psychology Students’ Attitudes
Hendriks, Ilco (2025) Digital Transformation in Mental Healthcare: How Social Influence and Professional Role Perceptions Influence Psychology Students’ Attitudes.
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| Abstract: | As digital technologies continue to transform mental healthcare, it is vital to understand how future psychologists perceive and engage with these innovations. This study examined the extent to which social influence, professional role perception, and digital literacy predict psychology students’ evaluations of digital technology, focusing on perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU). Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), Identity theory, and digital literacy theory, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among psychology students from universities in the Netherlands and Germany (N = 65). Participants completed a series of validated and adapted self-report questionnaires. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha, with all scales demonstrating at least acceptable reliability, and data were analysed using multiple regression and structural equation modelling. The results revealed that professional role perception significantly predicted PEOU, and PEOU, in turn, predicted PU. However, no significant direct or indirect effects were found for social influence or digital literacy on PEOU and PU. These findings underscore the importance of perceived usability and professional identity in shaping students' openness to digital tools, while highlighting that social and technical readiness alone may not be sufficient drivers of acceptance. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107124 |
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