Social phobia and computer literacy skills of library and information science undergraduates in universities in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined social phobia and computer literacy skills of library and information science undergraduates in universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Correlational research design was adopted to execute the study. A total of 437 students who are 300 and 400 Level undergraduates that responded to questionnaire in two universities in River State in the 2021/2022 academic session were used in the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data from the respondents. The data obtained were analyzed with Pearson‟s Product-Moment Correlation and simple regression. Findings revealed a positive relationship between social phobia and computer literacy skills; that social phobia significantly predicts computer literacy skills among library and information science undergraduates in universities in River State. The study recommends that strategies should be adopted by the management of these universities to reduce social phobia among LIS undergraduates in universities in River State, Nigeria among others.