The Digital Divide and the Elderly: How Urban and Rural Realities Shape Well-Being and Social Inclusion in the Sardinian Context DOI Open Access
Marco Diana, Maria Lidia Mascia, Łukasz Tomczyk

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(4), С. 1718 - 1718

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

The Digital Grey Divide (DGD) is a phenomenon that refers to the digital inequality existing among elderly in using tools. DGD could generate social exclusion and hinder well-being because today many aspects of life are online. objective research compare urban rural group see if divide present whether psychological cognitive can be predictors usage. involved 100 people (belonging two different areas: one urban) aged 65 90 (M = 72.3; SD 6.4) with intact functioning investigated by MMSE test. A socio-anagraphic module investigate use (DU), questionnaire on reserve (CRIq), investigating (Ben-SSC) were administered. Results showed groups differ terms access tools (F 28.34, p < 0.001), reporting higher levels use. Moreover, group, has an inverse relationship digital, while between direct. Therefore, study aims highlight how even developed countries there (DD) given risks exclusion, particularly for population. For all these reasons, it necessary pursue interventions achieve level digitalization sustainable development Given importance this phenomenon, address issue DD various spheres life: political, social, economic care.

Язык: Английский

The Digital Divide and the Elderly: How Urban and Rural Realities Shape Well-Being and Social Inclusion in the Sardinian Context DOI Open Access
Marco Diana, Maria Lidia Mascia, Łukasz Tomczyk

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(4), С. 1718 - 1718

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

The Digital Grey Divide (DGD) is a phenomenon that refers to the digital inequality existing among elderly in using tools. DGD could generate social exclusion and hinder well-being because today many aspects of life are online. objective research compare urban rural group see if divide present whether psychological cognitive can be predictors usage. involved 100 people (belonging two different areas: one urban) aged 65 90 (M = 72.3; SD 6.4) with intact functioning investigated by MMSE test. A socio-anagraphic module investigate use (DU), questionnaire on reserve (CRIq), investigating (Ben-SSC) were administered. Results showed groups differ terms access tools (F 28.34, p < 0.001), reporting higher levels use. Moreover, group, has an inverse relationship digital, while between direct. Therefore, study aims highlight how even developed countries there (DD) given risks exclusion, particularly for population. For all these reasons, it necessary pursue interventions achieve level digitalization sustainable development Given importance this phenomenon, address issue DD various spheres life: political, social, economic care.

Язык: Английский

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