The influence of age, gender and other information technology use on young people's computer use at school and home.

Young people are exposed to a range of information technologies (IT) in different environments, including home and school, however the factors influencing IT use at home and school are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate young people's computer exposure patterns at home and s...

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 44; pp. 61 - 72
Autores principales: Harris, C., Straker, L., Pollock, C.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2013 Supplement 1
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          Pollock, C.
        affil: School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University, Perth, Australia; Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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          Computers and Computerization In Infancy and Childhood
          Schools Australia
          Home Environment Australia
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          Questionnaires
          Female
          Male
          Australia
          Descriptive Statistics
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          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
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          Time Factors
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Information Technology Utilization
          Child: 6-12 years
          Female
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      ab: Young people are exposed to a range of information technologies (IT) in different environments, including home and school, however the factors influencing IT use at home and school are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate young people's computer exposure patterns at home and school, and related factors such as age, gender and the types of IT used. 1351 children in Years 1, 6, 9 and 11 from 10 schools in metropolitan Western Australia were surveyed. Most children had access to computers at home and school, with computer exposures comparable to TV, reading and writing. Total computer exposure was greater at home than school, and increased with age. Computer activities varied with age and gender and became more social with increased age, at the same time parental involvement reduced. Bedroom computer use was found to result in higher exposure patterns. High use of home and school computers were associated with each other. Associations varied depending on the type of IT exposure measure (frequency, mean weekly hours, usual and longest duration). The frequency and duration of children's computer exposure were associated with a complex interplay of the environment of use, the participant's age and gender and other IT activities.
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