Gender Differences in Computer-Related Attitudes and Behavior: A Meta-Analysis

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-22

  Whitley Jr , Bernard E ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COMPUTER RELATED BEHAVIOR; GENDER DIFFERENCES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0030736747     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0747-5632(96)00026-x     Document Type: Article

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