The involuntary experience of digital exclusion among older adults: A taxonomy and theoretical framework.

IF 12.3 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

American Psychologist Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI:10.1037/amp0001502

Yanran Fang,Yiduo Shao,Mo Wang

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Abstract

The emerging phenomenon of digital exclusion raises an important issue that not everyone is equally engaged in and can benefit from the digital world. Older adults are particularly susceptible to digital exclusion, but a comprehensive conceptual treatment of digital exclusion in older adults is lacking in the psychology literature. In this article, we provide a taxonomy to advance the literature on digital exclusion in older adults, identifying key conceptual attributes of older adults' digital exclusion experiences by articulating both structural (i.e., technology deficit) and psychological (i.e., social and information isolation) challenges that they face. On the basis of this taxonomy, we integrate insights from lifespan development theories to develop a theoretical model that considers the antecedents of digital exclusion among older adults at micro, meso, and macrolevels and outlines the potential consequences for successful aging in life and work domains. We also suggest directions for future research, aiming to address issues of digital exclusions among older adults and promote digital equality in societies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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老年人数字排斥的非自愿体验：分类和理论框架。

新出现的数字排斥现象提出了一个重要问题，即不是每个人都平等地参与数字世界并从中受益。老年人特别容易受到数字排斥，但在心理学文献中缺乏对老年人数字排斥的综合概念性治疗。在本文中，我们提供了一个分类法来推进老年人数字排斥的文献，通过阐明老年人面临的结构（即技术缺陷）和心理（即社会和信息隔离）挑战，确定老年人数字排斥经历的关键概念属性。在这一分类的基础上，我们整合了生命发展理论的见解，建立了一个理论模型，该模型从微观、中观和宏观层面考虑了老年人数字排斥的前因，并概述了在生活和工作领域成功老龄化的潜在后果。我们还提出了未来研究的方向，旨在解决老年人的数字排斥问题，促进社会中的数字平等。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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American Psychologist PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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18.50

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1.20%

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145

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