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Predictors of Older Adults' Technology Use and Its Relationship to Depressive Symptoms and Well-being

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2014-09, Vol.69 (5), p.667-677 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Predictors of Older Adults' Technology Use and Its Relationship to Depressive Symptoms and Well-being
Author: ELLIOT, Ari J ; MOONEY, Christopher J ; DOUTHIT, Kathryn Z ; LYNCH, Martin F
Subjects: Activities of Daily Living ; Activities of Daily Living - psychology ; Adult and adolescent clinical studies ; Adult. Elderly ; African Americans - psychology ; African Continental Ancestry Group - psychology ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aging - psychology ; Biological and medical sciences ; Black White Differences ; Clinical Trials as Topic - economics ; Clinical Trials as Topic - psychology ; Clinical Trials as Topic - trends ; Cognition ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression ; Depression - economics ; Depression - epidemiology ; Depression - psychology ; Developmental psychology ; Elderly ; Female ; Forecasting ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Geriatrics ; Health Status ; Humans ; Information Technology ; Internet - economics ; Internet - trends ; Internet - utilization ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Mental depression ; Mental health ; Mood disorders ; Older people ; Original Research Report ; Personality traits ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychology. Psychophysiology ; Psychopathology. Psychiatry ; Social Welfare - economics ; Social Welfare - psychology ; Social Welfare - trends ; Socioeconomic factors ; Socioeconomic Status ; Telecommunications ; Text Messaging - economics ; Text Messaging - trends ; Text Messaging - utilization ; United States - epidemiology ; Well Being
Is Part Of: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2014-09, Vol.69 (5), p.667-677
Description: To extend the empirical evidence regarding the predictors of older adults' use of information and communications technology (ICT) and to further examine its relationship to depressive symptoms and well-being. This cross-sectional study utilized a sample of community-dwelling older adults from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (N = 6,443). Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the effects of predictor variables on ICT use and the effects of use on depressive symptoms and well-being. Tests of moderation by demographic characteristics and level of ICT use were also performed. Socioeconomic status (SES), age, and cognitive function accounted for approximately 60% of the variance in ICT use. SES was a stronger predictor for Blacks/African Americans, whereas cognitive function was a stronger predictor for Whites. ICT use was unrelated to depressive symptoms or well-being. However, it acted as a moderator, such that limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) was a stronger predictor of depressive symptoms for high ICT users, whereas ill-health was a stronger predictor for non/limited users. Findings do not support the claim that ICT use directly enhances mental health or well-being among older adults although it may protect against depressive symptoms for individuals coping with health conditions other than ADL impairments.
Publisher: Cary, NC: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1079-5014
EISSN: 1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt109
PMID: 24304556
CODEN: JGBSF3
Source: MEDLINE
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