The Impact of Psychological Gender, Gender-Related Perceptions, Significant Others, and The Introducer of Technology upon Computer Anxiety in Students.

Brosnan, Mark J.

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Impact of Psychological Gender, Gender-Related Perceptions, Significant Others, and The Introducer of Technology upon Computer Anxiety in Students.

Brosnan, Mark J.

Journal of Educational Computing Research, v18 n1 p63-78 1998

A survey of 119 undergraduate psychology students investigated the gender-related effects of masculinity, femininity, and perceiving technology to be masculinized upon computer anxiety in addition to the effect of significant others who use computers and the introducer of the technology. Examines the extent to which computer anxiety in teachers extends to their pupils across a range of populations. (Author/PEN)

Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Females, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Psychology, Sex Differences, Significant Others, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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