Influences of time perspectives and perceived values on continuance intention to engage in social media amongst older adults for healthcare-related purposes

Understanding the influencing factors and mechanism of social compensation for Chinese older adults using social media in the context of smart home: a qualitative analysis

“…The definition of technology acceptance covers a wide range. The current research focuses on four types of social media acceptance behaviors of older adults: adoption or actual use ( 50 ), intention to use or behavioral intention or intention ( 51 ), general acceptance ( 44 ), and intention to continue using ( 52 ). In terms of variables, scholars have conducted studies on the adoption and acceptance of social media by older adults in different aspects: firstly, the demographic characteristics of older adults have received extensive attention ( 53 ), such as gender, age, education level ( 54 ), physical condition, race ( 55 ), and place of residence ( 56 ).…”

“…Zhou ( 61 ) collected valid data on 726 older adults to explore the factors influencing the use of social networking sites among older Chinese adults and proved that factors such as technological compatibility and comparative advantage promoted the use of social networks among older people. Finally, some scholars have conducted research from certain specific theoretical perspectives, such as the time-theoretic perspective ( 52 ), uses and gratifications theory ( 62 ), media richness theory ( 63 ), innovation diffusion theory ( 61 ), innovation resistance theory ( 64 ), social network theory ( 65 ), and planned behavior theory ( 66 ). Lai and Chong ( 52 ) explored whether current and future time and their interaction with perceived values can explain the intention of older adults to continue participating in social media from the perspective of time theory.…”

“…Finally, some scholars have conducted research from certain specific theoretical perspectives, such as the time-theoretic perspective ( 52 ), uses and gratifications theory ( 62 ), media richness theory ( 63 ), innovation diffusion theory ( 61 ), innovation resistance theory ( 64 ), social network theory ( 65 ), and planned behavior theory ( 66 ). Lai and Chong ( 52 ) explored whether current and future time and their interaction with perceived values can explain the intention of older adults to continue participating in social media from the perspective of time theory. They collected responses from more than 400 older adults and constructed SEM for analysis.…”

“…The definition of technology acceptance covers a wide range. The current research focuses on four types of social media acceptance behaviors of older adults: adoption or actual use (50), intention to use or behavioral intention or intention (51), general acceptance (44), and intention to continue using (52). In terms of variables, scholars have In addition, technical factors (at the product level) are also the focus of research pursuits, such as system support, user interface design and navigation (45,59), system complexity (60), and technology compatibility (61).…”

Influence of Perceived Susceptibility on Attitude, Behavioural Control and Intention to COVID-19 Self-assessment Among Older Adults in Malaysia

“…A crucial component of the health beliefs model is about focusing on the antecedents of health beliefs and how they can be used to predict health-related behaviours [23]. Health beliefs include perception about health and illness, as well as the perception of severity and susceptibility of disease, the implications of taking preventative measures, as well as the impediments to action taking.…”