“Who over 65 is online?” Older adults’ dispositions toward information communication technology
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Highlights：
• A distinctive dichotomous pattern of ICT use among older adults emerged.
• Older adults’ main ICT activities involved family/social communication and accessing information.
• Age, education, attitudes, and socio-personal characteristics were associated with ICT use.
• Older adults 65–70 with higher education and/or living with a spouse were more likely to use ICT.
• Older adults, who adopt ICT, valued their ICT activities as important in their lives.
摘要
•A distinctive dichotomous pattern of ICT use among older adults emerged.•Older adults’ main ICT activities involved family/social communication and accessing information.•Age, education, attitudes, and socio-personal characteristics were associated with ICT use.•Older adults 65–70 with higher education and/or living with a spouse were more likely to use ICT.•Older adults, who adopt ICT, valued their ICT activities as important in their lives.
论文关键词：Information communication technology,Social networking,Older adults,Computer training,Social participation,Technology adoption
论文评审过程：Available online 20 November 2014.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.10.018
