Technology Adaptivity Mediates the Effect of Technology Biography on Internet Use Variability.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Increasing numbers of older adults use the internet, but relatively little is known about the range and determinants of different online activities among older internet users. This study explores the interplay between technology-related biographical experiences and subjective technology adaptivity to explain the variability of internet use. Older adults who report having had more biographical experiences with technologies were expected to use a greater range of online activities. In addition, subjective technology adaptivity was expected to serve as a mediator of this relationship.

Research design and methods

The analyses are based on a sample of 707 community-dwelling older participants of the University of the Third Age between 60 and 95 years of

SUBMITTER: Seifert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6938462 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature