Volume 2, Number 4, 305-314, DOI: 10.1007/s10209-003-0049-7

Elderly Japanese computer users: assessing changes in usage, attitude, and skill transfer over a one-year period

Hiroyuki Umemuro and Yoshiko Shirokane

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Abstract

Changes and interrelations among computer usage, computer attitude, and skill transfer of elderly Japanese computer users were investigated over a one-year period. Each participant, aged 60 to 76 years, was provided with one touchscreen-based computer specialized for e-mail handling for 12 months. Participantsrsquo usage of the computer, mouse and/or keyboard, and computer attitudes were investigated. The results showed that the ldquoLikingrdquo factor of the computer attitude scale was a possible predictor of computer usage. The results suggested the existence of four different types of usersrsquo adaptation to computers, according to a combination of the ldquoLikingrdquo and ldquoConfidencerdquo dimensions of computer attitude.

Keywords  Elderly - Computer attitude - Computer anxiety - Self efficacy - Touchscreen

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