Broos Agnetha
Department of Communication, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Cyberpsychol Behav. 2005 Feb;8(1):21-31. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.21.
This article presents the results of a quantitative study (n = 1,058) of the gender divide in ICT attitudes. In general, females had more negative attitudes towards computers and the Internet than did men. Results indicate a positive relationship between ICT experience and ICT attitudes. This experience is measured by period of time using a computer and self-perceived computer and Internet experience. Further analyses on the impact of gender on this correlation of ICT experience and ICT attitudes were conducted by means of a multivariate model. General Linear Model (GLM) analysis revealed that there was a significant effect of gender, computer use, and self-perceived computer experience on computer anxiety attitudes, as well as several significant interaction effects. Males were found to have less computer anxiety than females; respondents who have used computers for a longer period of time and respondents with a higher self-perception of experience also show less computer anxiety. However, the GLM plot shows that the influence of computer experience works in different ways for males and females. Computer experience has a positive impact on decreasing computer anxiety for men, but a similar effect was not found for women. The model was also tested for computer liking and Internet-liking factors.
本文呈现了一项关于信息通信技术（ICT）态度中性别差异的定量研究结果（n = 1058）。总体而言，女性对计算机和互联网的态度比男性更为消极。结果表明，ICT 体验与 ICT 态度之间存在正相关关系。这种体验通过使用计算机的时长以及自我感知的计算机和互联网体验来衡量。通过多元模型对性别在 ICT 体验与 ICT 态度这种相关性上的影响进行了进一步分析。一般线性模型（GLM）分析显示，性别、计算机使用情况以及自我感知的计算机体验对计算机焦虑态度有显著影响，同时还存在若干显著的交互作用。结果发现，男性的计算机焦虑程度低于女性；使用计算机时间较长的受访者以及自我感知体验较高的受访者也表现出较低的计算机焦虑。然而，GLM 图表显示，计算机体验对男性和女性的影响方式不同。计算机体验对降低男性的计算机焦虑有积极影响，但在女性中未发现类似效果。该模型还针对计算机喜好和互联网喜好因素进行了测试。
