Factors predicting the use of technology: Findings from the center for research and education on aging and technology enhancement (CREATE)
Factors predicting the use of technology: Findings from the center for research and education on aging and technology enhancement (CREATE)
复制标题
DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.21.2.333
复制
发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Sharit, Joseph
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Czaja, Sara J.;Charness, Neil;Sharit, Joseph
技术的成功应用对于功能独立性变得日益重要。本文报道了老年与技术强化研究和教育中心（CREATE）关于社区居住成年人使用技术的研究结果。样本包括1204人，年龄在18岁到91岁之间。所有参与者都完成了一系列测试，包括人口统计学特征、自评健康状况、技术使用经验、对计算机的态度以及认知能力组成部分的测量。研究结果表明，总体而言，老年人比年轻人使用技术、计算机和万维网的可能性更低。结果还表明，计算机焦虑、流体智力和晶体智力是技术使用的重要预测因素。年龄与技术采用之间的关系受到认知能力、计算机自我效能感和计算机焦虑的调节。这些研究结果从促进技术采用的培训策略方面进行了讨论。
The successful adoption of technology is becoming increasingly important to functional independence. The present article reports findings from the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) on the use of technology among community-dwelling adults. The sample included 1,204 individuals ranging in age from 18-91 years. All participants completed a battery that included measures of demographic characteristics, self-rated health, experience with technology, attitudes toward computers, and component cognitive abilities. Findings indicate that the older adults were less likely than younger adults to use technology in general, computers, and the World Wide Web. The results also indicate that computer anxiety, fluid intelligence, and crystallized intelligence were important predictors of the use of technology. The relationship between age and adoption of technology was mediated by cognitive abilities, computer self-efficacy, and computer anxiety. These findings are discussed in terms of training strategies to promote technology adoption.