Jeehoon Kim|Hee Yun Lee|M. Candace Christensen|Joseph R. Merighi
Technology Access and Use, and Their Associations With Social Engagement Among Older Adults: Do Women and Men Differ?
Idaho State University|University of Minnesota|The University of Texas at San Antonio|University of Minnesota
examine information communication technology ict access use conceptually incorporated successful aging 20 frameworkusing data 2011 national health aging trends study n 6476 examined ict access use different purposes associated social engagement ie informal formal social participation gender weighted logistic regression analyses performedfindings revealed men likely access use ict women ict access positively associated types womens social engagement mens informal social participation information technology use health matters positively associated formal social participation women informal social participation men use personal tasks negatively associated formal social participation older adults communication technology use positively associated formal informal social participation women menthis study supports expansion successful aging model incorporating ict access use assists identification specific technologies promote active engagement later life women men