100 students having various undergraduate majors were surveyed using Hudiburg's updated Computer Technology Hassles Scale and an internet learning styles questionnaire. Participation was voluntary and solicited through mathematics courses in which the students were enrolled. Groups of students organized by learning style were formed. Multivariate comparison of these groups based upon five stress variables suggested that computer stress was not associated with the learning styles of these students.
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