Taiwanese adolescents' perceptions and attitudes regarding the Internet: exploring gender differences

Adolescence, Winter, 2004 by Chin-Chung Tsai, Chia-Ching Lin

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This study was supported by National Science Council, Taiwan, under grant numbers NSC 92-254-S009-003 and NSC 93-2524-S009-003. The authors gratefully acknowledge the help from Dr. Meng-Jung Tsai at National Taipei University, Taiwan, in the development of the questionnaire used in the study.

Chin-Chung Tsai and Chia-Ching Lin, Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

Requests for reprints to Prof. Chin-Chung Tsai, Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu 300; Taiwan. E-mail address: cctsai@mail.nctu.edu.tw