Is learning a family matter?: Experimental study of the influence of social environment on learning by older adults in the use of mobile phones

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-255

  Mori, Kenji ^a   Harada, Etsuko T ^a  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family structure; Mobile phones; Older adults' learning; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956402168     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: 14685884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5884.2010.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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