Life-span differences in the uses and gratifications of tablets: Implications for older adults

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Highlights：

• Tablet uses: information seeking, relationship maintenance, style, amusement, & organization.

• There are life-span differences in tablet uses and gratifications.

• Tablet uses and gratifications predict hours of tablet use across four generations.

• Life-span tablet use disparities have practical applications, especially for health management.

摘要

•Tablet uses: information seeking, relationship maintenance, style, amusement, & organization.•There are life-span differences in tablet uses and gratifications.•Tablet uses and gratifications predict hours of tablet use across four generations.•Life-span tablet use disparities have practical applications, especially for health management.

论文关键词：Tablet,Uses and gratifications,Life-span,Technology,Generations,Multi-group model

论文评审过程：Available online 10 June 2015, Version of Record 10 June 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.05.024