TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of Technology Use
T2 - Evidence from Elite Older Adults
AU - Wan, Xiaoqing
AU - Lighthall, Nichole R.
AU - Roque, Nelson
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Few studies have examined older, elite users of digital technology use. To address this gap, we examined predictors of novel technology use among this group. As hypothesized, several markers of successful aging predicted greater technology use in older elite users, including higher levels of cognition, socioeconomics, and self-efficacy. Skills needed to engage with technology at a basic level differ slightly from those needed to reach higher levels. While prior research suggested that poor episodic long-term memory may pose a barrier to basic technology use, short-term memory may be more important at the upper end of the technology use spectrum.
AB - Few studies have examined older, elite users of digital technology use. To address this gap, we examined predictors of novel technology use among this group. As hypothesized, several markers of successful aging predicted greater technology use in older elite users, including higher levels of cognition, socioeconomics, and self-efficacy. Skills needed to engage with technology at a basic level differ slightly from those needed to reach higher levels. While prior research suggested that poor episodic long-term memory may pose a barrier to basic technology use, short-term memory may be more important at the upper end of the technology use spectrum.
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U2 - 10.1080/01924788.2023.2282276
DO - 10.1080/01924788.2023.2282276
M3 - Article
C2 - 39744081
AN - SCOPUS:85176934456
SN - 0192-4788
VL - 48
SP - 648
EP - 669
JO - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
JF - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
IS - 4
ER -