User profiles for D. J. Atkin

David Atkin

University of Connecticut
Verified email at uconn.edu
Cited by 6753

Epidemiologic overview of individuals with upper-limb loss and their reported research priorities

DJ Atkins, DCY Heard… - Jpo: Journal of prosthetics …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
More than 6,600 one-page surveys were sent to individuals throughout the country with
upper-limb loss or absence. Of those surveys, 2,477 were returned, and demographic …

Understanding Internet adoption as telecommunications behavior

DJ Atkin, LW Jeffres, KA Neuendorf - Journal of Broadcasting & …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
The present study profiles Internet adopters in terms of social locators, media use habits,
and their orientation toward adopting new technologies. Findings, in terms of demographics …

Parental mediation and rulemaking for adolescent use of television and VCRs

CA Lin, DJ Atkin - Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1989 - Taylor & Francis
… Furthermore, cable viewers spend more time with television and are more likely to own a
VCR (LaRose & Atkin, in press). In a comparison of child and parent uses of television, only …

Adoption of e-government in three Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

TY Lau, M Aboulhoson, C Lin, DJ Atkin - Telecommunications Policy, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the adoption of e-government in three Latin American countries:
Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. The study first presents a conceptual framework to examine the …

Diffusion theory in the new media environment: Toward an integrated technology adoption model

DJ Atkin, DS Hunt, CA Lin - Advances in foundational mass …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This article explores the venerable diffusion of innovations model and how changing technologies
impact its applications and generalizations viewed as “products” of the model. We've …

[BOOK][B] Communication technology and social change: Theory and implications

CA Lin, DJ Atkin - 2014 - books.google.com
Communication Technology and Social Change is a distinctive collection that provides
current theoretical, empirical, and legal analyses for a broader understanding of the dynamic …

The home ecology of children's television viewing: Parental mediation and the new video environment.

DJ Atkin - Journal of communication, 1991 - ERIC
Discovers that having cable television in the house may result in more viewing sanctions as
well as more unsanctioned viewing for children, although younger children receive more …

Comparing and modeling via social media: The social influences of fitspiration on male instagram users' work out intention

CT Peng, TY Wu, Y Chen, DJ Atkin - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the effects of Instagram fitspiration images on male viewers' work out
intention by integrating the processes of social comparison and social cognitive theory. The …

To comment or not to comment: Examining the influences of anonymity and social support on one's willingness to express in online news discussions

TY Wu, DJ Atkin - New Media & Society, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines the effects of online anonymity and different sources of social influence
on the Spiral of Silence phenomenon in online news discussions about abortion. The …

Mobile gaming and Internet addiction: When is playing no longer just fun and games?

KA Haberlin, DJ Atkin - Computers in Human Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Using Uses and Gratifications theory as a guide, the proposed framework explores how
mobile games are utilized to escape reality and cope with stress in developing a ritualized …