hat high-school kids are just as technophobic as adults (Rae 219).
A recent study suggested that those with negative reactions to technology would also tend to avoid computer interaction, and it was hypothesized that psychological reactions to technology would compel both adults and teenagers to avoid computers and other forms of technology. Based on the results of several surveys, it was concluded that for adults, the major discriminating factors between who uses and does not use technology appeared to be age, technophobia, and computer training, while for teenagers, family income was clearly the most important variable, followed by ethnic background and technophobia. This suggests that technophobia may be a problem for both teenagers and adults but may be a more serious problem for adults:
The implication of these results are even more striking when you consider that the adult sample was younger, more educated, and had more business technology experience (particularly with personal computers) than the national average (Rosen and Weil 82).
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