Abstract
Summary Thirteen male secondary school pupils (CHIPs) displaying relatively high levels of interest in, and knowledge about, computers were selected from a sample of 429 respondents to a questionnaire about computers. Their responses to the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) and the Youth Telic Dominance Scale (YTDS) were compared with the responses of 14 matched respondents (Matches) selected because of their relative lack of interest in computers. In order to provide normative data 34 controls (Controls) also completed the three scales. The CHIP and Match samples were also interviewed. Results indicated that the CHIPs obtained significantly lower ‘masculine’ scores on the BSRI, scored higher on the GEFT and obtained significantly higher arousal avoidance scores on the YTDS than the other samples. Analysis of the interview transcripts, however, did not support the commonly held view that heavy computer users are less sociable than their peers.
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