Gender Differences and Similarities in Attitudes toward Computers.

Temple, Linda; Lips, Hilary M.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Gender Differences and Similarities in Attitudes toward Computers.

Temple, Linda; Lips, Hilary M.

Computers in Human Behavior, v5 n4 p215-26 1989

Describes study of college students that was designed to test the hypotheses that females would differ from males on four aspects of computer-related attitudes: (1) interest/enjoyment; (2) comfort and confidence; (3) computers as a male domain; and (4) social impact of computers. Some strategies for improving female students' attitudes toward computers are suggested. (32 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Science Education, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Multivariate Analysis, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Student Attitudes, Surveys

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Language: English

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