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Explaining the Use of Social Network Sites as Seen by Older Adults: The Enjoyment Component of a Hedonic Information System

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  • Patricio Ramírez-Correa

    (Engineering School, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, Chile)

  • Elizabeth E. Grandón

    (Department of Information Systems, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción 4030000, Chile)

  • Muriel Ramírez-Santana

    (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, Chile)

  • Leonard Belmar Órdenes

    (Department of Information Systems, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción 4030000, Chile)

Abstract

Previous studies suggest that older adults are living increasingly alone and without the company of their close relatives, which cause them depression problems and a detriment to their health and general wellbeing. The use of social network sites (SNS) allows them to reduce their isolation, improve their social participation, and increase their autonomy. Although the adoption of various information technologies by older adults has been studied, some assumptions still predominate, for example, that older adults use SNS only for utilitarian purposes. However, considering SNS as hedonic information systems, and in order to extend the theoretical explanation of the intention to use hedonic systems to their actual use, this study aims to determine the influence of perceived enjoyment, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use on the use of SNS by elders in Concepción, Chile. Two hundred fifty-three older adults participated in the cross-sectional study. The results indicate that perceived ease of use is the variable that has the greatest total effect in explaining the use of SNS and that by adding the perceived enjoyment construct, the explanatory power of the model increases significantly. Therefore, advancement in user acceptance models, especially in the use of SNS by elders, can be made by focusing on the type of system, hedonic or utilitarian.

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  • Patricio Ramírez-Correa & Elizabeth E. Grandón & Muriel Ramírez-Santana & Leonard Belmar Órdenes, 2019. "Explaining the Use of Social Network Sites as Seen by Older Adults: The Enjoyment Component of a Hedonic Information System," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:10:p:1673-:d:230831
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