A model of the determinants of purchase of home security and remote control equipments

The study extends the original technology acceptance model (TAM) by applying it to the purchase intention of home security and remote control equipments, and introducing two external variables, “task-technology fit” and “reliability and interaction.” The paper addresses the original cognitive TAM variables, and then revises them by adding emotional antecedents which fit into consumer context. The hypotheses incorporating all of the variables and the relationships among the variables are tested in the study of consumer behavior, and supporting evidence is found for TAM. Thus, the findings of the study reveal that TAM is stable across contexts and additional variables help explain the technology acceptance by consumer in personal scenarios.