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Title:
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LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND COMPUTER ATTITUDES OF OLDER PEOPLE |
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Author(s):
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Jia Zhang, Hiroyuki Umemuro |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-75-5 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Older people, computer attitudes, technology usage, innovation, longitudinal research |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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180 |
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Last Page:
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184 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The purpose of this study was to subdivide older adults by adoption and discontinuance levels of new technology products and services, and to investigate whether there are differences in older adultsÂ’ computer attitudes across groups. A series of two-way ANOVAs were conducted. The results showed that older people who adopted more new technology products/services held more positive attitudes toward computers. On the other hand, older adults who discontinued using more new technology products/services held more positive attitudes toward computer than those who stopped using fewer new technologies. Implications for research and design practice are discussed. |
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