Event Title

Identifying Differences Across Computer Users

Presenter Information

Casey E. Painter, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

21-4-2008 10:00 AM

End Date

21-4-2008 12:00 PM

Student's Major

Psychology

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Barry Ries

Mentor's Department

Psychology

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

Previous studies have suggested that computer anxiety is a problem among college students. However, there has been limited research that has compared individual differences between Personal Computer users and Macintosh users. The purpose of this research is to compare differences in anxiety and fear of negative evaluation between individuals that utilize these two differing platforms. Participants in this study will answer a series of questionnaires which include the Computer Anxiety Rating Scale, Math Anxiety Rating Scale, the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation and the State Anxiety questionnaire. It is hypothesized that individuals who use Macintosh Computers will show higher rates of computer anxiety when compared to Personal Computer users. Additionally, it is also predicted that individuals who have higher computer anxiety will also have higher math anxiety, fear of negative evaluation and state anxiety.