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Older adults’ use of smart phones: an investigation of the factors influencing the acceptance of new functions

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  • Jia Zhou
  • Pei-Luen Patrick Rau
  • Gavriel Salvendy

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After adopting mobile phones, most older adults use them only for calling and SMS. The purpose of this study is to extend their usage of mobile phones to new functions. To understand older adults’ requirements of mobile phones, a questionnaire was constructed and 351 Chinese older adults were recruited to complete the questionnaires. Data collected through the questionnaires were analysed using explorative factor analysis. The results revealed that older adults’ requirements were composed of 10 factors: Find a Specific Function, Awareness and Attractiveness, Readability, Personal Concern, Soft Keys and Multi-tap, Hardware Capacity, Touch Screen, Concern of Learning, Connectivity, and Social Influence. Then, from the above 10 factors, the 6 most important factors were revealed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results imply that accepting new functions is different from accepting a product. Readability and Find a Specific Function, which are critical for older adults’ acceptance of feature phones, are not determinants of their acceptance of new functions in smart phones.

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  • Jia Zhou & Pei-Luen Patrick Rau & Gavriel Salvendy, 2014. "Older adults’ use of smart phones: an investigation of the factors influencing the acceptance of new functions," Behaviour and Information Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(6), pages 552-560, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tbitxx:v:33:y:2014:i:6:p:552-560
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2013.780637
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