A study on PC and mobile phone use among university students and factors related to the digital divide

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  • 大学生のパソコンとケータイの利用形態とデジタル・デバイドに関わる要因
  • ダイガクセイ ノ パソコン ト ケータイ ノ リヨウ ケイタイ ト デジタル デバイド ニ カカワル ヨウイン

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between PC and mobile phone use and mental and skill factors related to the digital divide. The mental aspects are computer anxiety (operation anxiety, computer avoidance and technology anxiety), and the skill aspects are handling skills of mobile phone functions and information handling skills. In order to examine the research questions, surveys (questionnaire method) were conducted on university students. As a result, users that mainly access the internet and e-mail through mobile phones feel stronger operation and technology anxiety than users who use both PCs and mobile phone for internet access and e-mail. Users that mainly access the internet and e-mail through mobile phones do so because 1) they experience anxiety when using a PC and 2) feel that PCs have a negative influence on society. Users that mainly access the internet and e-mail through mobile phones need to overcome these two aspects of computer anxiety for implementing PC use. No significant difference exists in skills between users that mainly access the internet and e-mail through mobile phones and those that use both PCs and mobile phones. Further research is necessary for re-examining the concept and measurement methods of computer skills.

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