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Modeling Computer Interest in Older Adults: The Role of Age, Education, Computer Knowledge, and Computer Anxiety

R. Darin Ellis

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Jason C. Allaire

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

We proposed a mediation model to examine the effects of age, education, computer knowledge, and computer anxiety on computer interest in older adults. We hypothesized that computer knowledge and computer anxiety would fully mediate the effects of age and education on computer interest. A sample of 330 older adults from local senior-citizen apartment buildings completed a survey that included an assessment of the constructs included in the model. Using structural equation modeling, we found that the results supported the hypothesized mediation model. In particular, the effect of computer knowledge operated on computer interest through computer anxiety. The effect of age was not fully mitigated by the other model variables, indicating the need for future research that identifies and models other correlates of age and computer interest. The most immediate application of this research is the finding that a simple 3-item instrument can be used to assess computer interest in older populations. This will help professionals plan and implement computer services in public-access settings for older adults. An additional application of this research is the information it provides for training program designers.

Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Vol. 41, No. 3, 345-355 (1999)
DOI: 10.1518/001872099779610996
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