Abstract
We proposed that individuals who are increasingly engaged in primarily active recreational activities that contribute to mental and physical health, such as reading of good books, exercising and listening to music, and who demonstrate increased experience of in-residence and self-supervision in utilizing PCs tend to display decreased techno-centered tendency and increased quality of life (QOL). We investigated techno-centered levels and QOL in university students studying information sciences using questionnaire surveys and analyzed the results using the covariance structure analysis. The results appeared to verify our hypothesis. Therefore, we conclude that the aforementioned activities and tendencies can be suggested as precautions for the techno-centered tendency and as measures to improve QOL.
