Lin Chien-Huang, Yu Shu-Fen
Department of Business Administration, National Central University, Taiwan, ROC.
Adolescence. 2008 Summer;43(170):317-31.
The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in adolescent Internet accessibility, motives for use, and online activities in Taiwan; 629 5th and 6th graders were surveyed. Findings revealed that the gap in gender differences with regard to Internet use has decreased in this generation. Even though the Internet is the most recent form of major media in the world, it has become the second most important medium as perceived by boys and girls. No gender difference was found in adolescents' motives for using the Internet. The ranking of relative importance of motives for adolescents going online was searching for information, followed by socializing, and boredom avoidance for both boys and girls. However, a gender difference in online activities seems to persist. Searching for homework information and playing games were the most popular online activities for all adolescents. However, while girls tended to view the Internet more as a means of searching for information and e-mailing friends, boys tended to use it more for playing games and down-loading software.
本研究旨在探讨台湾青少年在网络可及性、使用动机及线上活动方面的性别差异；共对629名五、六年级学生进行了调查。研究结果显示，这一代青少年在网络使用的性别差异方面的差距有所减小。尽管互联网是世界上最新的主要媒体形式，但在男孩和女孩看来，它已成为第二重要的媒介。青少年使用互联网的动机未发现性别差异。青少年上网动机的相对重要性排名为：查找信息，其次是社交，男孩和女孩都是为了打发无聊。然而，线上活动的性别差异似乎仍然存在。查找作业信息和玩游戏是所有青少年最受欢迎的线上活动。然而，女孩往往更倾向于将互联网视为查找信息和给朋友发电子邮件的工具，而男孩则更倾向于用它来玩游戏和下载软件。
