The role of internet self-efficacy, innovativeness and technology avoidance in breadth of internet use: Comparing older technology experts and non-experts
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Highlights：
• Two groups of older Internet users differing in the degree of technological expertise were examined.
• Innovativeness predicted general and communication Internet self-efficacy among technology experts and non-experts.
• Among experts, those who reported lower technology avoidance showed higher scores in general Internet self-efficacy.
• General Internet self-efficacy predicted informational Internet activities particularly among non-experts.
• Communication Internet self-efficacy predicted communication and instrumental Internet activities in both groups.
摘要
•Two groups of older Internet users differing in the degree of technological expertise were examined.•Innovativeness predicted general and communication Internet self-efficacy among technology experts and non-experts.•Among experts, those who reported lower technology avoidance showed higher scores in general Internet self-efficacy.•General Internet self-efficacy predicted informational Internet activities particularly among non-experts.•Communication Internet self-efficacy predicted communication and instrumental Internet activities in both groups.
论文关键词：Older adults,ICT,Technology experience,Self-efficacy,Approach-avoidance behaviour
论文评审过程：Received 19 November 2019, Revised 27 April 2020, Accepted 28 April 2020, Available online 4 May 2020, Version of Record 12 May 2020.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106408
