Pia S. de Boer|Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen|Thomas J.L. van Rompay
Accepting the Internet-of-Things in our homes: The role of user skills
University of Twente|University of Twente|University of Twente
present study investigates whether skills associated operating internetofthings iot contribute acceptance intended usage iot technology investigates extent iot skills influenced internet skillsextending technology acceptance model tam conducted online survey among 1356 respondents sample representative dutch populationthe results revealed iot skills directly contribute iot use testify relevance tam predicting iot acceptance usagehowever peoples attitudes towards iot influence acceptance suggesting users yet fully aware iot use affects privacy quality life generalfurthermore results revealed several internet skills important precedent iot acceptance usagemobile information navigation social creative internet skills directly indirectly contributed level iot skillsit concluded peoples assessments iot skills pragmatic considerations important acceptance skilled using iot requires sufficient internet skills