Studying the Use of Mobile Phone by Female and Male Students

Subject Areas : Infomartion Technology

Morteza Manteghi ¹ ( )

Received: 2011-02-12 Accepted : 2011-03-15 Published : 2011-01-01

Keywords: Mobile Phone, Factor analysis, University student, Girl, Boy,

Abstract :

This study was conducted to investigate how Tarbait Moallem university students use mobile phone. Having conducted a preliminary study on how mobile is used by 50 students, the researcher devised a questionnaire. Given the acceptable psychometric indices of the questionnaire, it was administered to a population of 400 female students and 400 male students randomly selected for the purpose of comparatively studying the use of mobile phone by female students and male students. The results of factor analysis showed 6 factors. The findings indicated that female students use mobile for keeping themselves updated on time and dates more frequently than male students. However, the male students use mobile for advanced communication, educational purposes and recreational use more frequently than female students.