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Exploring the relationship between digital competency and life satisfaction Among the elderly.
Eun-Mi Baek1, Byunghee Choi2, Sang-Hun Kang3
1Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seocho-gu, Korea.
Digital Health
|September 2, 2025
Summary
Digital skills boost elderly life satisfaction, especially when combined with confidence in using digital devices. Satisfaction with digital transformation acts as a key link, highlighting the need for holistic digital inclusion programs for seniors.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Digital Inclusion
- Psychology of Technology
Background:
- Digital competency is increasingly vital for older adults' well-being amid rapid digitalization.
- The psychological pathways connecting digital skills to life satisfaction in seniors remain underexplored.
- This study examines the mediating role of satisfaction with digital transformation and the moderating role of digital device self-efficacy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the psychological mechanisms linking digital competency to life satisfaction in older adults.
- To determine if satisfaction with digital transformation mediates the relationship between digital competency and life satisfaction.
- To assess whether digital device self-efficacy moderates this mediated relationship.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from 2300 South Korean adults aged 55+ (2022 Digital Information Gap Survey).
- Validated scales measured digital competency, satisfaction with digital transformation, digital device self-efficacy, and life satisfaction.
- PROCESS Macro Model 7 tested moderated mediation, controlling for demographic and socioeconomic factors.
Main Results:
- Digital competency positively predicted life satisfaction directly and indirectly through satisfaction with digital transformation.
- Digital device self-efficacy moderated the link between digital competency and satisfaction with transformation.
- The positive impact of digital competency on satisfaction was most pronounced in individuals with lower self-efficacy.
Conclusions:
- Enhancing digital skills alone is insufficient for improving older adults' well-being.
- Interventions should focus on boosting self-efficacy and perceived personal relevance to increase satisfaction with digital transformation.
- Findings support targeted interventions for digital inequality and inclusive digital aging policies.
Keywords:
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