Psychological Barriers to Digital Living in Older Adults: Computer Anxiety as Predictive Mechanism for Technophobia
Psychological Barriers to Digital Living in Older Adults: Computer Anxiety as Predictive Mechanism for Technophobia
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DOI：
10.3390/bs9090096
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Passafiume, Domenico
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作者：
Di Giacomo, Dina;Ranieri, Jessica;Passafiume, Domenico
本研究旨在调查技术使用对意大利成年人的情绪影响并发现技术恐惧症。这项横断面研究针对 117 名意大利参与者（年龄范围为 50-67 岁）进行。测量变量是计算机焦虑和技术使用能力。结果揭示了意大利成年人的技术恐惧症特征与技术管理不善有关。单向方差分析和 Bonferroni 事后分析表明，非自主用户 (p < 0.01)、低频用户 (p < 0.01) 和感觉需要帮助的用户 (p < 0.01) 具有较高水平的计算机焦虑。根据我们的数据，尽管终身学习是一种强大的数字需求，但相当一部分成年人口不具备数字技能，从而扩大了年轻人（原生数字）和成人（数字和非数字成人和老年人）之间的差距。成人对数字生活的包容性不够，可能会影响他们的生活质量。因此，我们的研究结果强调，技术恐惧症可能是意大利成年人的一个新风险因素，因为它会通过数字生活的低依从性影响他们的日常生活；他们可能会出现脆弱的衰老，而不是成功地衰老。
This study aimed to investigate the emotional impact of technology use in an Italian adult population and to detect technophobia. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 117 Italian participants (age range of 50-67 years). Measured variables were computer anxiety and technology use ability. The results revealed technophobia features in the Italian adult population related to inadequate management of technology. One-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni's post-hoc analysis showed that non-autonomous (p < 0.01), low-frequency (p < 0.01), and feeling-a-need-for-help users (p < 0.01) had higher levels of computer anxiety. Based on our data, although lifelong learning is a powerful digital need, a considerable proportion of the adult population is not digitally skilled, enlarging the gap between young (native digital) and adult (digital and non-digital adults and seniors) populations. Adult inclusivity in digital living is inadequate and likely affects their quality of life. Thus, our findings highlight technophobia as a possible new risk factor for Italian adults because it can affect their daily life through low adherence to digital living; rather than aging successfully, they could develop fragile aging.