Although recent research looked at the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model among academicians, there is still lacking an adequate account for their technology adoption intentions and behaviors in the face of the COVID-19 virus. This study applies the conservation of resource (COR) theory to ground the statistical results investigating the moderation and moderated mediation effects of COVID-19 anxiety in relation to the UTAUT model. According to the COR theory, anxiety linked with the COVID-19 pandemic endangers resources such as human connections (death of friends and relatives), job security and finances, as well as physical health and psychological well-being. Since resource loss is more salient according to COR theory, academicians are more willing to employ technologies like Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Classroom since the COVID-19 threat is existential and the resource loss is eminent. To test the theory, data was collected through an anonymous survey during the months of December 2020 and January 2021. The resultant data from 215 academicians was analyzed using Hayes Process Macro in SPSS. COVID-19 Anxiety positive moderates both the direct effects of Performance Expectance-Behavior Intention and the mediating Performance Expectance-Behavior Intension-Usage relationships. Similar results were seen for other predictors, albeit the moderated mediations for Effort Expectancy and Facilitating Conditions were not significant. These findings overwhelmingly corroborate the claims that COR theory more comprehensively explains the effects of COVID-19 anxiety among academicians in relation to the UTAUT model.

尽管最近的研究着眼于院士之间的技术接受和使用统一理论 (UTAUT) 模型，但仍然没有充分说明他们在面对 COVID-19 病毒时的技术采用意图和行为。本研究应用资源保护 (COR) 理论来研究与 UTAUT 模型相关的 COVID-19 焦虑的调节和调节中介效应的统计结果。根据 COR 理论，与 COVID-19 大流行相关的焦虑会危及人际关系（朋友和亲戚的死亡）、工作保障和财务以及身体健康和心理健康等资源。根据 COR 理论，由于资源损失更为突出，院士们更愿意使用 Zoom、MS Teams 等技术，和谷歌课堂，因为 COVID-19 威胁是存在的，资源损失是显着的。为了检验该理论，我们在 2020 年 12 月和 2021 年 1 月期间通过匿名调查收集了数据。使用 SPSS 中的 Hayes Process Macro 分析了来自 215 名院士的数据。COVID-19 焦虑积极缓和绩效预期-行为意图的直接影响和中介绩效预期-行为强度-使用关系。其他预测因素也出现了类似的结果，尽管对努力预期和促进条件的适度调解并不显着。这些发现压倒性地证实了 COR 理论更全面地解释了与 UTAUT 模型相关的院士中 COVID-19 焦虑的影响的说法。