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North, Alice S.; Noyes, J. M. – Computers in Human Behavior, 2002
This study considers whether technophobia is a transitory phenomenon by assessing computer attitudes and cognition of 11- and 12-year-old children in an English secondary school via self-reporting questionnaires. Results showed a low prevalence of technophobia and that gender did not significantly influence attitudes or cognition towards…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues

Anthony, L. M.; Clarke, M. C.; Anderson, S. J. – Computers in Human Behavior, 2000
This study examined levels of techophobia, described as negative psychological reactions toward technology, in a sample of South African university students. Describes use of the NEO-Five Factor Inventory and reports results that show techophobia was inversely correlated with computer experience, weakly correlated with age, but not associated with…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues