A review of Internet use among older adults
By Amanda Hunsaker, Eszter Hargittai. New Media & Society, 2018
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As the world population ages and older adults comprise a growing proportion of current and potential Internet users, understanding the state of Internet use among older adults as well as the ways their use has evolved may clarify how best to support digital media use within this population. This article synthesizes the quantitative literature on Internet use among older adults, including trends in access, skills, and types of use, while exploring social inequalities in relation to each domain. We also review work on the relationship between health and Internet use, particularly relevant for older adults. We close with specific recommendations for future work, including a call for studies better representing the diversity of older adulthood and greater standardization of question design.
Subfields: Demography, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science
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- Correction Experiences on Social Media During COVID-19 (2021, background): “In general, there are widespread concerns about the media literacy and digital literacy of older adults (Hunsaker & Hargittai, 2018; Pew Research Center, 2017), which might contribute to their acceptance of misinformation.”
- Prebunking interventions based on the psychological theory of “inoculation” can reduce susceptibility to misinformation across cultures. (2020, background): “Considering that older internet users are a diverse group with high variance in internet literacy (Hunsaker & Hargittai, 2018), it is possible that the game is effective among older users with high internet literacy and less so for older users who are less familiar with the internet.”