When less intergenerational closeness helps: The influence of intergenerational physical proximity and technology attributes on technophobia among older adults

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Highlights:

• The way of intergenerational contact affects technophobia among older adults.

• But it affects only when the technology is of high newness and low ease of use.

• More distant intergenerational physical proximity reduces older adults' technophobia.

• More positive self-perception of agisng is the psychological mechanism.

摘要

•The way of intergenerational contact affects technophobia among older adults.•But it affects only when the technology is of high newness and low ease of use.•More distant intergenerational physical proximity reduces older adults' technophobia.•More positive self-perception of agisng is the psychological mechanism.

论文关键词:Technophobia,Intergenerational contact,Age-based stereotype threat,Self-perception of aging

论文评审过程:Received 8 September 2021, Revised 6 January 2022, Accepted 6 February 2022, Available online 7 February 2022, Version of Record 10 February 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107234