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| Distribution of personality, individual characteristics and internet usage in Swedish older adults | | Author(s) | Jessica Berner, Mikael Rennemark, Claes Jorgréus, Johan Berglund |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 16, no 1-2, January-March 2012 |
| Pages | pp 119-126 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Information technology ; Computers ; Internet ; Ageing process ; Personality ; Attitude ; Educational status [elderly] ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | The study investigated factors associated with internet usage in Swedish older adults with age ranges 60-96. In particular the relationships between personality, individual characteristics and internet usage were investigated. A descriptive analysis of the personality tests of 1402 subjects included in the Swedish National Study on Ageing and Care was conducted. Three variables were controlled for sex, age and education. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, chi-square tests and a logistic regression were used in order to detect the relationships with internet usage. Study findings showed that men differ significantly from women in the personality traits analysis. Those with higher education were more open and neuroticism was lower in the oldest older adults. Internet usage declined significantly with age and those with middle to higher education were using the internet the most. No other associations with internet use were found. In conclusion, personality traits and individual characteristics do not seem to influence the Swedish older adult and their internet usage. What one needs to account for is the age and education of the individual. The more educated and the youngest cohorts were using the internet more frequently. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120820008 A |
| Classmark | UVB: 3O: 3OB: BG: DK: DP: F:V: 76P |
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