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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2004.11.011 Byline: Chien Chou (a), Meng-Jung Tsai (b) Keywords: Computer game; Game playing; Adolescence; Taiwan high school students Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore gender differences among adolescents who play computer games: key areas of study include hours played, motivation, enjoyment experienced, and the impacts on the students' lives. The data were obtained from 535 Taiwan high school students. Results indicated that males spent more time playing computer games than did females and also enjoyed it more. Results also indicated that male students are more strongly motivated to play computer games. Gender differences exist in both the frequency and the types of games the subjects played. It is interesting to note that even with significant gender differences, both genders overwhelmingly concluded that playing computer games has helped the quality of their friendships. Finally, results also showed a slight gender difference regarding the predictors of Taiwan high school students' game playing enjoyments. Author Affiliation: (a) Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan (b) Center for Teacher Education, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan