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  • Psychology
  • Digital Inclusion

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  • Older adults' engagement in digital society impacts motivation, cognition, and emotion.
  • Attitudes towards technology, specifically technology enthusiasm and anxiety, influence digital participation.
  • Understanding factors affecting these attitudes is crucial for promoting lifelong learning and well-being in later life.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in technology enthusiasm and anxiety among older adults.
  • To identify predictors of technology enthusiasm and anxiety, including personality traits, demographics, and digital social participation.
  • To explore the relationship between digital social participation (DSP) and attitudes towards technology in older adults.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study conducted between 2019-2021.
  • Utilized the Edwards-Nunnally index and logistic regression analysis.
  • Examined predictors such as personality traits, age, gender, education, living situation, cognitive function, DSP, and health literacy.

Main Results:

  • Digital social participation (DSP), lower age, lower neuroticism, and higher education predicted lower technology anxiety.
  • High DSP and high extraversion predicted higher technology enthusiasm.
  • DSP and positive attitudes toward technology are key factors for older adults' online activity.

Conclusions:

  • Digital social participation is a significant factor in mitigating technology anxiety and fostering technology enthusiasm in older adults.
  • Personality traits like neuroticism and extraversion, alongside demographic factors, play a role in shaping technology attitudes.
  • Interventions promoting DSP and positive technology engagement are vital for older adults' continued societal participation.