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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2020.18.3.133

A Psychological Approach to Reducing the Digital Divide for the Elderly Consumer: From the Perspective of Socioemotional Selectivity Theory  

Min, Dongwon (Business Administration, Dankook University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.18, no.3, 2020 , pp. 133-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
The ability to use ICT is now a prerequisite for living in the information age, and digital literacy, which can access and utilize various digital information such as online banking, shopping, news, and health care, is more important. It is increasing. Accordingly, the social inequality, or digital divide, related to accessing and accepting digital information and knowledge is also an important social issue. In particular, the digital divide by age is becoming a major issue, not only in terms of resolving social imbalances but also in resolving the structural problems of the economy in addition to the survival of the elderly. This study aims to find ways to resolve the digital gap of the elderly in terms of socioemotional selectivity theory and suggests the reasons for the elderly's less access to digital information acquisition and the implications for the solution.
Keywords
Digital Divide; Age; Elderly; Socioemotional Selectivity Theory; Time Perception;
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