An Empirical Study on the Factors and Resolution Methods of the Smart Divide of Older Adults

Kihun Paek, Jinsook Bong, Yongtae Shin

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This research was conducted both to analyze the determining factors of and to suggest resolution methods for the smart divide of adults over 65 years of age in the rapidly aging society of the 2000s and the smart society of the 2010s following the information society of the 1990s. The research model based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) includes 6 determining factors derived from existing studies: Self Efficacy, Training, Accessibility, Playfulness, Cost Rationality, and Policy Support. Research data were collected through a survey given to a total of 243 older adults in 14 Senior Welfare Centers nationwide, and research hypotheses were verified by structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results of this research that gives priority to the order of Political Support, Playfulness, Self Efficacy, Accessibility, Cost Rationality, and Training can be used to develop various resolution methods for the smart divide of adults over 65 years of age.