Older adults' motivated choice for technological innovation: evidence for benefit-driven selectivity.

By A. Melenhorst, Wendy A. Rogers, Don Bouwhuis. Psychology and Aging, 2006

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Subfields: Demography, Life-span and Life-course Studies, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Computer use by older adults: A multi-disciplinary review (2010, background): “Melenhorst, Rogers, and Bouwhuis (2006) assert that while it is commonly believed that costs deter older adults from using new technologies, it is actually the lack of perceived benefit that is to blame.”
The digital divide has grown old: Determinants of a digital divide among seniors (2016, background): “The relevance of this argument is also supported by the finding of Melenhorst et al. (2006) who have found that technology adoption by seniors is mainly driven by perceived benefits, while limiting factors like costs are of less importance.”
Predicting the acceptance and use of information and communication technology by older adults: An empirical examination of the revised UTAUT2 (2017, background): “…or computer anxiety (Dyck & Smither 1995, Ellis & Allaire 1999), lack of knowledge (Peacock & Kunemund, 2007), absence of perceived benefits (Melenhorst, Rogers & Bouwhuis, 2006), cost (Carpenter & Buday, 2007; Saunders, 2004; White & Weatherall, 2000) and lack of interest or motivation,…”
Perceptions and Use of Gerotechnology: Implications for Aging in Place (2008, background): “On the other hand, Melenhorst, Rogers, and Bouwhuis (2006) found that older adults made both positive and negative decisions about new technology based on performance benefits and not on costs.”
"Who over 65 is online?" Older adults' dispositions toward information communication technology (2015, background): “Similarly, Melenhorst, Rogers, and Bouwhuis (2006) comparing users and non-users of email and cell phones found older consumers’ experiences and attitudes toward ICT were driven by the knowledge of its benefits, and not the effort or skill needed to use the technology.”
Older Adults Talk Technology: Technology Usage and Attitudes (2010, result): “These data are consistent with the findings of Melenhorst et al., (2006) in that older users’ motivation for using email technology was driven by perception of benefit more so than perception of costs associated with usage.”
PERSPECTIVE: Older Adults' Adoption of Technology: An Integrated Approach to Identifying Determinants and Barriers (2015, background): “Communication technology Value, affordability, accessibility, emotion Melenhorst et al. (2006).”
Older adults: Are they ready to adopt health-related ICT? (2013, positive): “It is suggested that these barriers, among others, explain the imparity in adoption of modern technologies [3], for example personal computer (PC) use and Internet access, where senior people are under-represented, as evident in Table 1.”