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1Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
The Gerontologist
|June 14, 2024
Summary
Technology-based ageism negatively impacts digital engagement for older adults. This study introduces the D-EngAge model, showing how ageism hinders digital technology
Area of Science:
- Gerontology and Digital Health
- Sociology of Technology
- Age Studies
Background:
- Growing concern over technology-based ageism and its detrimental effects.
- Digital technology (DT) is often viewed as a tool for promoting Successful Aging.
- The interplay between ageism, DT, and Successful Aging remains theoretically underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a new theoretical model, Digital Engagement and Ageism (D-EngAge).
- To elaborate on how ageism impacts digital engagement and participation in later life.
- To explain the threat ageism poses to leveraging DT for Successful Aging.
Main Methods:
- Development of the D-EngAge model based on a synthesis of 12 studies.
- Utilized Iversen's classification of four dimensions of ageism for synthesis.
- Analyzed the reciprocal relationship between ageism and digital engagement across micro, meso, and macro levels.
Main Results:
- Ageism is a multifaceted construct with a reciprocal relationship with digital engagement.
- Digital engagement can either exacerbate or reduce technology-based ageism.
- Ageism acts as a significant barrier to the utilization of DT among older adults.
Conclusions:
- The D-EngAge model highlights ageism as a barrier to digital inclusion and Successful Aging.
- Identified power imbalances and deconstructed Successful Aging discourses concerning digital engagement.
- Provides theoretical implications and recommendations for interventions and policies to mitigate ageism and enhance digital participation.
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