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IT identity: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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IT identity1 CONSTRUCTIT identityCARTER & GROVER · IT SELF

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Information systems

IT use felt as part of the self

The extent to which a person views the use of a particular information technology as integral to who they are: someone high on it treats the tool as bound up with their self-image, so using it feels like an expression of themselves rather than a chore. Carter and Grover's 2015 paper Me, my self, and I(T) built this construct from identity theory in social psychology and defined it as an enduring, technology-specific attachment that shapes emotion, dependence, and behaviour toward the tool. The referent is a measured psychological tie between a person and a device or app, and it is unrelated to the sameness of two gene strings, a neutral element in algebra, or the philosopher's question of what makes a person the same over time.[1]

Unit
One person's felt attachment to a specific IT, on a rating scale
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Assessed with self-report survey items about relatedness, dependence, and emotional energy toward a named technology

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Nearby constructs

identity6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsidentification6 fields · 9 citationsjingle · one word, six constructsself-congruity4 names · 5 citationsjangle · one match, many names

References

  1. Carter, M., & Grover, V. (2015). Me, my self, and I(T): Conceptualizing information technology identity and its implications. MIS Quarterly, 39(4), 931–957. https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2015/39.4.9

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