Aging and Information Technology Use: Potential and Barriers

被引：329

作者：

Charness, Neil ^{[1
]}

Boot, Walter R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

来源：

CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 2009年 / 18卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

age; technology; attitude; ability; cognition; OLDER-ADULTS; TRAINING-PROGRAM; PLASTICITY; ENHANCEMENT; EDUCATION; MEMORY; AGE;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01647.x

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Why are older adults reluctant to adopt new technology, such as the Internet, given its potential to improve the quality of their lives? We review evidence indicating that attitudes and abilities are among the most powerful predictors of technology use. We conclude that normative age-related changes in ability must be taken into account when designing products and training programs for aging adults, and we discuss new tools to support designers. The most promising emerging technologies likely lie in training cognitive abilities and augmenting or substituting for impaired abilities. We discuss reasons to expect that the lag in technology adoption between younger and older adults may lessen but will not disappear in future generations.

引用

页码：253 / 258

页数：6

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