Gerontechnology acceptance by elderly Hong Kong Chinese: a senior technology acceptance model (STAM)

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a senior technology acceptance model (STAM) aimed at understanding the acceptance of gerontechnology by older Hong Kong Chinese people. The proposed STAM extended previous technology acceptance models and theories by adding age-related health and ability characteristics of older people. The proposed STAM was empirically tested using a cross-sectional questionnaire survey with a sample of 1012 seniors aged 55 and over in Hong Kong. The result showed that STAM was strongly supported and could explain 68% of the variance in the use of gerontechnology. For older Hong Kong Chinese, individual attributes, which include age, gender, education, gerontechnology self-efficacy and anxiety, and health and ability characteristics, as well as facilitating conditions explicitly and directly affected technology acceptance. These were better predictors of gerontechnology usage behaviour (UB) than the conventionally used attitudinal factors (usefulness and ease of use).

Practitioner Summary: Previous studies have not given much consideration to age-related health and associated abilities when examining acceptance of technology by the ageing population. By encompassing conventional technology acceptance constructs together with age-related health and ability characteristics, the present study was able to identify more factors affecting gerontechnology acceptance by older Hong Kong Chinese.     

“准老年”高技能人才资源开发的途径

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高中英语与大学英语衔接的问题与策略探析

高中英语与大学英语顺利衔接是英语学习的重要环节,从教学实际出发,通过对大学新生进行调查和访谈,发现学生的基础知识、基本技能和教学的侧重点都存在差异。因此,笔者在高中英语和大学英语的教学理念、教学方法、教学内容和教学评价等方面提出了相应的对策,为大学教师在教学过程中提供建议,为深化教学改革,推进课程建设提供依据。     

北疆供水工程高级应用项目实施

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基于VBA的高级工考试自动评分研究

计算机系统管理员的高级工考试是一项资格认证考试,与之相适应需要一项自动的评分系统.其中选择题的自动评分已经实现,而操作题需要手工阅卷.为了实现对操作题的答题结果自动评分,采用VBA技术分析考生的操作结果,可以实现自动阅卷且准确性高.     

无线传感器网络中视频质量评估方法

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The effects of helping,self-expression,and enjoyment on social capital in social media: the moderating effect of avoidance attachment in the tourism context

ABSTRACT

A majority of senior Internet users maintains persistent social connections with others through social media (SM), such as Facebook and Twitter. This research explores the impacts of helping, self-expression, and enjoyment on bonding social capital and bridging social capital which in turn influence SM involvement; it also explores the moderating effect of avoidance attachment among senior SM users. The results show that helping, self-expression, and enjoyment have significant impacts on bonding social capital and bridging social capital. Also, bonding social capital and bridging social capital have significant effects on SM involvement. Furthermore, relationships between helping and bonding social capital, between self-expression and bonding social capital, and between self-expression and bridging social capital are stronger for seniors with high avoidance attachment. Conversely, the relationships between enjoyment and bonding social capital as well as between enjoyment and bridging social capital are stronger for seniors with low avoidance attachment. Accordingly, the results of this study provide theoretical contributions to the literature of behaviour and information technology. In addition, some implications of the research and various strategies for practitioners and marketers that can be used to better increase users’ involvement in SM for tourism-related activities are discussed.     

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基于网络环境下新课程高中英语阅读教学的实践研究

本文简析了基于网络环境下新课程高中英语阅读教学实践研究的理论基础与必要性,运用任务型教学途径,从网络英语课堂教学与课外阅读教学两方面进行探索,并进行了效能与问题分析。     

高中生主动性人格与职业生涯规划水平的关系:择业自我效能感和生涯适应力的作用

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