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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

A Qualitative Investigation on Chinese Middle-Aged People’s ICT Adoption and Use

Authors : Shijie Song, Jianjun Sun, Bin Geng, Yuxiang Zhao

Published in: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Acceptance, Communication and Participation

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Information and communication technologies show many advantages in addressing the challengers resulted from population ageing. However, there is a ‘intergenerational gap’ of ICT adoption and use between older adults and young people and divided by middle-aged generation. This study aims at exploring middle-aged people’s ICT adoption and use to better understand the ‘generational gap’. The semi-structure interview is employed in the study. The qualitative data is analyzed from four themes, including the access to ICTs, access to ICT support, influencing factors on ICT adoption and use, and the attitudes on ICT adoption and use in the future. Based on the analyses, the theoretical and practical implications are discussed respectively.

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Metadata
Title
A Qualitative Investigation on Chinese Middle-Aged People’s ICT Adoption and Use
Authors
Shijie Song
Jianjun Sun
Bin Geng
Yuxiang Zhao
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Acceptance, Communication and Participation

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-92033-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-92034-4

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92034-4_13