Understanding internet appropriation among older people through institutional supports in Spain

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dc.contributor.authorTirado Morueta, Ramón
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Martín, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez Arregui, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz Sobrino, Miguel Ángel
dc.contributor.authorAguaded Gomez, José Ignacio
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-07T12:06:00Z
dc.date.available2024-02-07T12:06:00Z
dc.date.issued0021-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe increase in healthy life expectancy and Internet use in developed countries makes it necessary to delve into Internet usage by older adults in order to harness its benefits. Considering the relevance of formal supports for the digital literacy of older people, the objectives of this study were (a) to verify whether there is an escalation in Internet appropriation among older people, and (b) to demonstrate that the usefulness of institutional supports for Internet appropriation depends on the type of support and age. The participants (N = 560) were retired adults (age over 54) who resided in Spain and were habitual users of institutional support programs. Two multigroup analyses with structural equations were performed, using the type of institutional support and the age range as moderating variables. Three incremental levels of appropriation were found according to their levels of physical access, use, skills and perceived benefits. Furthermore, the data showed that the effect of formal support for literacy on Internet appropriation is moderated by type of institution and suggest that institutional supports are more necessary in older ages.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Periodismo y Nuevos Medios
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias de la Información
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationTirado-Morueta,R; Rodríguez-Martín,A.; Álvarez-Arregui,E; Ortíz-Sobrino.M.A. and Aguaded-Gómez,JA. .Understanding internet appropriation among older people through institutional supports in Spain .Technology in Society, 2021, vol. 64, issue C. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101505
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101505
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99936
dc.issue.number64 Article 101505
dc.journal.titleTechnology in Society
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final10
dc.page.initial01
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu004.738.5
dc.subject.cdu374.7
dc.subject.keywordDigital literacy Digital skills Digital divide Internet access Older adults
dc.subject.ucmCiencias Sociales
dc.subject.unesco5910.02 Medios de Comunicación de Masas
dc.titleUnderstanding internet appropriation among older people through institutional supports in Spain
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