Use and Perception of Technology: Sex and Generational Differences in a Community Sample

Volkom, Michele Van; Stapley, Janice C.; Malter, Johnna

doi:10.1080/03601277.2012.756322

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“…Previous studies inform knowledge about the uses and gratifications of different types of technologies (Papacharissi, 2010; Gartner Inc., 2013a; Volkom et. al., 2013; Yusup, 2014).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…al., 2013). In their study, Volkom et al (2013) indicates that there is a significant relationship between age and the perception of technologies. Older adults are less likely to use new technologies for communication and entertainment purposes compared to other age groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In fact, young people are so comfortable with the use of the internet that they do not always recognize or worry about the potential privacy risks, while older people may be more hesitant to access the internet and websites for fear of privacy violations (Volkom, Stapley, & Malter, 2013; Debatin, Lovejoy, Horn, & Hughes, 2009). In a study by Czaja et al (2006), older people were shown to have less experience with technologies in general and more specifically with computers than other age groups.…”

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Life-span differences in the uses and gratifications of tablets: Implications for older adults

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This study extends Uses and Gratifications theory by examining the uses and gratifications of a new technological device, the tablet computer, and investigating the differential uses and gratifications of tablet computers across the life-span. First, we utilized a six-week tablet training intervention to adapt and extend existing measures to the tablet as a technological device. Next, we used paper-based and online surveys (N=847), we confirmed four main uses of tablets: 1) Information Seeking, 2) Relationship Maintenance, 3) Style, 4) Amusement and Killing time, and added one additional use category 5) Organization. We discovered differences among the five main uses of tablets across the life-span, with older adults using tablets the least overall. Builders, Boomers, GenX and GenY all reported the highest means for information seeking. Finally, we used a structural equation model to examine how uses and gratifications predicts hours of tablet use. The study provides limitations and suggestions for future research and marketers. In particular, this study offers insight to the relevancy of theory as it applies to particular information and communication technologies and consideration of how different periods in the life-span affect tablet motivations.

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“…Previous studies inform knowledge about the uses and gratifications of different types of technologies (Papacharissi, 2010; Gartner Inc., 2013a; Volkom et. al., 2013; Yusup, 2014).…”

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“…Thus, younger people are less likely to judge these behaviours as indicative of infidelity and are therefore less likely to be hypocritical (or inconsistent) as compared to older adults. With regard to the technology/online behaviours, younger adults are more familiar and use technology more frequently than do older adults (Czaja et al, 2006;Van Volkom, Stapley, & Malter, 2013). This exposure may provide young people with more opportunities to participate in technology-related infidelity, resulting in greater levels of hypocrisy as compared to older people.…”

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I Can But You Can't: Inconsistencies in Judgments of and Experiences With Infidelity

Thompson

O’Sullivan

2016

J. relat. res.

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Despite strong prohibition against infidelity and endorsement of exclusivity as a norm, many people report engaging in infidelity. The current study examined this paradox by employing a between-subject design using online surveys with 810 adults to assess actor-observer biases in the degree of permissiveness judging own versus partner's hypothetical behaviour, as well as hypocrisy in judgments of infidelity versus self-reported behaviour. Participants judged their own behaviour more permissively than their partner's, but only for emotional/affectionate and technology/online behaviours (not sexual/explicit or solitary behaviours). Many reported having engaged in behaviours that they judged to be infidelity, especially emotional/affectionate and technology/online infidelity behaviours. Sexual attitudes, age, and religion predicted inconsistencies in judgments of infidelity and self-reported behaviour (hypocrisy). This study has implications for educators and practitioners working with couples to improve communication and establish guidelines for appropriate and inappropriate behaviour.

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“…Table 1 shows a majority of older adults owned a cell phone in 2013 [39]. Among adults 65 and older, cell phones are most often used for the calling/voice feature [49][50][51], and depending on the sample, calendars, emailing and text messaging are the next most commonly used features [50,[52][53][54]. Individuals 50 and older use their smartphones primarily for text-messaging, internet access, phone/voice features, and email [44].…”

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Older adults and mobile technology: Factors that enhance and inhibit utilization in the context of behavioral health

Kuerbis¹,

Mulliken²,

Muench³

et al. 2017

Ment Health Addict Res

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While numbers and proportions of older adults with behavioral health issues are expected to substantially increase, there is also a widening gap in available services for older adults. Mobile health interventions (mhealth) are a way to address existing barriers to treatment, provide frontline assessment and increase access to services for older adults. Due to perpetuated stereotypes, many assume that older adults do not utilize mobile technology nor will they accept a mHealth intervention. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize contemporary literature from information technology and healthcare regarding: (1) current mobile technology utilization by older adults, particularly in regards to health; (2) factors affecting older adult motivation to engage with mobile technology; and (3) older adult preferences for interacting with mobile technology. Findings reveal that significant proportions of older adults: already utilize mobile technology; are willing to engage in existing mobile interventions for health reasons; and have positive attitudes overall towards mobile technology. Finally, recommendations for optimizing mobile interventions to better suit older adults with behavioral health problems are reviewed.

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Use and Perception of Technology: Sex and Generational Differences in a Community Sample

Cited by 46 publications

References 19 publications

Life-span differences in the uses and gratifications of tablets: Implications for older adults

Life-span differences in the uses and gratifications of tablets: Implications for older adults

I Can But You Can't: Inconsistencies in Judgments of and Experiences With Infidelity

Older adults and mobile technology: Factors that enhance and inhibit utilization in the context of behavioral health

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