Social Participation among the Elderly: Moderated Mediation Model of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
31 May 2019-Communications of The Ais (Association for Information Systems)-Vol. 44, Iss: 1, pp 698-717
TL;DR: It is found that the size of the social network constituted the critical factor in the association between ICT use and social participation, and social isolation mediates the relationship between the ICTUse and socialparticipation.
Abstract: Researchers have identified social participation for the elderly as a salient activity that benefits their wellbeing. Along that vein, prior studies have reported that ICT use increases the extent to which the elderly participate socially with one another. However, the literature remains silent on the mechanisms by which ICT use leads to social participation. In this paper, we draw on two prominent IS theories, actor-network theory (ANT) and activity theory (AT), to develop a conceptual framework by incorporating four social participation-oriented factors: ICT use, social participation, social isolation, and loneliness. We used a quantitative approach based on the cross-sectional survey to collect data from 240 elderly people. We analyzed the data using structural equation modeling based on SmartPLS 3.0. We found that the size of the social network constituted the critical factor in the association between ICT use and social participation. The outcome of the model suggests that ICT use does not impact the social participation directly. Rather, social isolation (absence of social network) mediates the relationship between the ICT use and social participation. Additionally, loneliness, one of the commonly observed psychological states in the elderly, weakens the influence of ICT use on social isolation. Our research advances our theoretical understanding about social participation among seniors and helps governments and businesses prepare ICT plans for the elderly appropriately.
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TL;DR: In this article, the role of the motivational affordances, the underlying motivation-psychological process, and role of interpersonal, motivational differences of the users were investigated. But, the results revealed that individual motivational affordance distinctively satisfy users' needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and thereby enhance the physical activity motivation and behavior of the individuals.
Abstract: Physical inactivity is a prevailing issue of our society causing billions in healthcare, productivity losses, and million deaths. To counteract this problem, fitness tracking technology is increasingly considered as a means to enhance motivate individuals’ physical activity motivation and behavior. Extant research, however, provides an overall inconclusive picture about the ‘motivational effectiveness’ of fitness tracking technology, reporting, positive, mixed, and even adverse impacts on physical activity motivation and behavior. To better understand these motivational impacts, this paper theorizes the role of the motivational affordances, the underlying motivation-psychological process, and the role of interpersonal, motivational differences of the users. Based on an empirical study involving 286 fitness tracking technology users, results reveal how individual motivational affordances distinctively satisfy users’ needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and thereby enhance the physical activity motivation and behavior of the individuals. Moreover, results support interpersonal variations stemming from motivational affordances as that users pursuing certain physical activity goal obtain higher need satisfaction from the enacted affordances. In essence, this paper contributes with a deeper understanding about the motivation-psychological processes and variations underlying fitness tracking technology use which guides practice in the development of effective interventions.
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the antecedent factors that motivate older adults' knowledge contribution and knowledge seeking behaviors in virtual communities, including socio-emotional selectivity and social cognitive theories.
Abstract: As older adults are increasingly active in virtual communities (VCs), these platforms for knowledge exchange present opportunities for companies to use elder human capital. The purpose of this study is to understand the antecedent factors that motivate older adults’ knowledge contribution and knowledge seeking (KS) behaviors in VCs.,Rooted in socio-emotional selectivity and social cognitive theories, this study included five key variables and developed models for older adults’ knowledge contributing (KC)/KS behaviors. This paper tested the hypotheses using data from a sample of 204 older adults in 3 VCs in China.,The results provide support for most of the hypotheses and show that while other members’ participation (MP) acts as a substitute for meaning in life and attitude toward aging, it acts as a complement for outcome expectations (OE) focused on others and OE focused on oneself in their impacts on KC/KS activities.,The study provides practical insights for developing elder human resources via VCs to avoid knowledge loss.,This study described older adults’ unique characteristics when modeling their information and communication technologies-related behaviors and built two models to explain their KC/KS behaviors. It confirmed that the same factor has different levels of impact on older adults’ KC/KS behaviors in VCs. In addition, it confirmed and reinforced the complementary and substitutive effects of other MP as an environmental factor on these behaviors.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impacts, limitations, and challenges to the current interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness among older people in Britain and found that those who use current interventions tend to be mostly those who are around 80+.
Abstract: Research suggests that as the number of older people in Britain increases, more of them are living alone and experiencing social isolation and loneliness. It is estimated that around 12% of over 65s feel socially isolated. Social isolation and loneliness is being consistently linked to reduced wellbeing, health and quality of life in older people. Currently a range of interventions are being carried out to alleviate social isolation and loneliness among older people in Britain.
This research set out to examine the impacts, limitations, and challenges to the current interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness among older people in Britain. The chosen method used to address the research question was undertaking a literature review.
There were a number of findings derived from this research such as: current one-to-one interventions may have value to older people; and there are limitations and challenges to current one-to-one interventions. One key finding was that it appears significantly more women than men use current one-to-one interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness among older people. Another finding was that those who use current interventions tend to be mostly those who are around 80+.
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons, as well as the mediating effect of social participation in this relationship.
Abstract: Older persons are vulnerable to depression SFduring the ageing process. Financial resources and social participation are expected to have an impact on depressive symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons, as well as the mediating effect of social participation in this relationship. Data from 7163 participants aged 60 and above were extracted from wave 2015 and 2018 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). A multivariate regression analysis was performed on both cross-sectional data and two-wave longitudinal data to test our hypotheses. The results revealed that financial support from children was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in both the short-term and the long-term. In addition, this relationship was partially mediated by social participation in the short-term association and fully mediated by social participation in the long-term, where financial support was positively related to social participation, and social participation was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. This study offers an in-depth insight into the relationship between financial support from children and depression among Chinese older persons. Policies and initiatives to stimulate social participation should be promoted to improve older persons’ mental health.
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