INTERNET USERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE INTERNET: TECHNOPHOBES AND TECHNOPHILES
https://doi.org/ 10.18384/2310-7235-2016-1-54-61
Abstract
The current article focuses on the problem of technophobia as a social-psychological phenomenon. The antecedents of person’s attitude to computer technology and the Internet are considered. The results of the empirical study of Russian adults’ attitudes to the Internet are discussed. The study is based on the all-Russian representative sample (2013, N = 1209). The study showed differences in user activities and digital competencies among technophobes and technophiles. The empirical results suggest that there is certain interrelation between the attitudes to the Internet and collective reflection of users’ experience where the possibilities and risks of the Internet are modelled.
About the Authors
Galina U. Soldatova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Timpfey A. Nestik
Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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