From internet access to internet skills: digital inequality among older adults
From internet access to internet skills: digital inequality among older adults
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DOI：
10.1007/s10209-018-0617-5
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发表时间：
2019-11-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Morris, Meredith Ringel
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作者：
Hargittai, Eszter;Piper, Anne Marie;Morris, Meredith Ringel
尽管许多研究考察了影响技术采用和使用的因素，但对于老年人作为一个群体，他们使用互联网的能力有何不同，知之甚少。数字不平等理论表明，即使人们已经上网，他们之间的差异也将在重要方面持续存在，比如他们的在线技能。我们分析了有关美国老年人上网技能的调查数据，以检验这一群体的上网技能是否存在差异，如果存在，是什么解释了上网能力的差异。我们发现，互联网技术存在着相当大的差异，这既与社会经济地位有关，也与使用自主权有关。研究结果表明，试图让老年人了解互联网的使用情况，必须考虑到这些用户的社会经济背景和可用的接入点。
Although much research examines the factors that affect technology adoption and use, less is known about how older adults as a group differ in their ability to use the Internet. The theory of digital inequality suggests that even once people have gone online, differences among them will persist in important ways such as their online skills. We analyze survey data about older American adults' Internet skills to examine whether skills differ in this group and if they do, what explains differential online abilities. We find that there is considerable variation in Internet know-how and this relates to both socioeconomic status and autonomy of use. The results suggest that attempts to achieve a knowledgeable older adult population regarding Internet use must take into account these users' socioeconomic background and available access points.