The Computer, Sex, and Personality
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1991
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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The interrelationships between a hierarchical level of computer use, the sex of the subject population, and personality variables were investigated in an attempt to better understand how individuals approach and use computers differently. Level of use was determined according to the use or non-use of Haverford College's computer system and socially-oriented bulletin board software on that computer. There were several significant results for level of use on feelings of computer skill and affect regarding experience, and sex differences regarding the frequency of use and perception of skill for certain types of software. In addition, the perceived use of a computer in a TAT story was dependent upon level of computer use. Several significant sex differences were found for personality variables, and relationships with level of computer use are considered.