An application of the technology acceptance model to the level of Internet usage by older adults

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-374

  Nayak, Laxman U S ^a   Priest, Lee ^a   White, Allan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Digital divide; Internet; Older adults; Technology acceptance model; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DIGITAL DIVIDE; HEALTH STATUS; INTERNET ACTIVITY; INTERNET USAGE; INTERNET USERS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OLDER ADULTS; PREDICTOR VARIABLES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

LINEAR REGRESSION; METAL ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INTERNET;

EID: 78149413847     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-009-0178-8     Document Type: Article

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