2011 SSM Poster Session

1 Sex Differences in Accompaniment and Technology Usage in a Coffee Shop Margaret Diamond, Chloe Kingery, Jessica McAbee, and Jessica Thompson, Department of Psychology Gender differences in accompaniment and technology use were observe in a coffee shop close to a college campus. Young adults (N=232) were observed to see if there was a difference in having accompaniment or sitting along. They were also observed to see if men would be more likely engaged in electronic use. Overall, women were more likely to have accompaniment in a coffee shop, whereas men were more likely to be sitting alone. There was no significant finding in males being more likely to be engaged in electronic use. This finding suggests that males could have more confidence with being a public space alone.