Exploring gender differences in Malaysian urban adolescent Internet usage
This study explored gender differences in urban adolescent Internet access, usage and motives. Data were collected from 914 urban school students in Malaysia. Factor analysis revealed that eroticism, entertainment, social-interaction, shopping and information/ surveillance are the key drivers for ad...
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| author | Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi Teh, Boon Heng Hong, Yong Hoe Ong, Tze San Charlton, John P. |
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| description | This study explored gender differences in urban adolescent Internet access, usage and motives. Data were collected from 914 urban school students in Malaysia. Factor analysis revealed that eroticism, entertainment, social-interaction, shopping and information/ surveillance are the key drivers for adolescence Internet usage. No differences between boys and girls were detected in Internet accessibility and home computer ownership. Boys and girls differed in their intensity of usage, place of access and their motivations to use the Internet. Girls were more motivated by social-interaction, shopping and surveillance/ information, while boys were more motivated by eroticism and had a higher tendency to be addicted to the Internet. However, boys and girls did not exhibit any significant differences in online entertainment motivation. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-282872015-12-09T07:50:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28287/ Exploring gender differences in Malaysian urban adolescent Internet usage Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi Teh, Boon Heng Hong, Yong Hoe Ong, Tze San Charlton, John P. This study explored gender differences in urban adolescent Internet access, usage and motives. Data were collected from 914 urban school students in Malaysia. Factor analysis revealed that eroticism, entertainment, social-interaction, shopping and information/ surveillance are the key drivers for adolescence Internet usage. No differences between boys and girls were detected in Internet accessibility and home computer ownership. Boys and girls differed in their intensity of usage, place of access and their motivations to use the Internet. Girls were more motivated by social-interaction, shopping and surveillance/ information, while boys were more motivated by eroticism and had a higher tendency to be addicted to the Internet. However, boys and girls did not exhibit any significant differences in online entertainment motivation. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28287/1/Exploring%20gender%20differences%20in%20Malaysian%20urban%20adolescent%20Internet%20usage.pdf Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi and Teh, Boon Heng and Hong, Yong Hoe and Ong, Tze San and Charlton, John P. (2013) Exploring gender differences in Malaysian urban adolescent Internet usage. First Monday, 18 (9). ISSN 1396-0466 http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4334 10.5210/fm.v18i9.4334 |
| spellingShingle | Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi Teh, Boon Heng Hong, Yong Hoe Ong, Tze San Charlton, John P. Exploring gender differences in Malaysian urban adolescent Internet usage |
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| title_short | Exploring gender differences in Malaysian urban adolescent Internet usage |
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