TY - JOUR
T1 - Older adults' knowledge of internet hazards
AU - Grimes, Galen A.
AU - Hough, Michelle G.
AU - Mazur, Elizabeth
AU - Signorella, Margaret L.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Older adults are less likely to be using computers and less knowledgeable about Internet security than are younger users. The two groups do not differ on trust of Internet information. The younger group shows no age or gender differences. Within the older group, computer users are more trusting of Internet information, and along with those with more education, are more knowledgeable about security hazards. The oldest women are less knowledgeable about security hazards. Older adults' greater risk when using computers and the Internet may be primarily due to cohort differences in education and computer use.
AB - Older adults are less likely to be using computers and less knowledgeable about Internet security than are younger users. The two groups do not differ on trust of Internet information. The younger group shows no age or gender differences. Within the older group, computer users are more trusting of Internet information, and along with those with more education, are more knowledgeable about security hazards. The oldest women are less knowledgeable about security hazards. Older adults' greater risk when using computers and the Internet may be primarily due to cohort differences in education and computer use.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270903183065
DO - 10.1080/03601270903183065
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:76149099266
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 36
SP - 173
EP - 192
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 3
ER -