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      Social representations of the internet for the elderly Translated title: Representações sociais da internet para idosos

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          INTRODUCTION: Increase in Internet access by elderly people is a consequence of population ageing, even though a long way still lies ahead for their digital inclusionOBJECTIVE: To describe the social representations of Internet among the elderly and to compare objectification and anchoring processes of elderly people with different levels in Internet usageMETHODS: Qualitative and quantitative study, with descriptive and comparative design, involving forty participants. Data collection occurred through different tools as follows: 1) associative network, analyzed by EVOC2000 and calculation of polarity 2) semi-structured interview, analyzed by Descending Hierarchical Classification with IRaMuTeQ and content analysis by Atlas TI and 3) characterization questionnaire and evaluation scale for digital inclusion level, with descriptive statistical analysis by SPSS softwareRESULTS: Associative network analyzed 78 words and their polarity was slightly positive. Descending Hierarchical Classification analyzed 89.51% of the corpus, divided into three segments: Internet danger, difficulties in usage v. Internet options and practices; content analysis divided 505 occurrences into three categories: image, attitude and informationCONCLUSION: Representations of elderly people with the highest use of Internet were undertaken by accessing hardware, apps and sites, anchored on an idea of the Internet as a means of retrieving information, leisure and interaction. Representations of the elderly with the lowest level of experience were undertaken by computer, based on a sociological perspective and marked by unfavorable attitudes

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          INTRODUÇÃO: O aumento do acesso à internet por idosos acompanha o avanço do envelhecimento populacional, mas há ainda um longo caminho a percorrer para a inclusão digital desse coletivoOBJETIVO: Descrever as representações sociais da internet para idosos e comparar seus processos de objetificação e ancoragem para idosos com diferentes níveis de uso da internetMÉTODO: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo e quantitativo, com delineamento descritivo e comparativo, composto por 40 participantes. A coleta de dados ocorreu por rede associativa, analisada pelo programa EVOC2000 e cálculo de polaridade, entrevista semiestruturada, analisada por Classificação Hierárquica Descendente com o software IRaMuTeQ e análise de conteúdo por meio do software Atlas.TI, questionário de caracterização e escala de avaliação do nível de inclusão digital, analisados através de análise estatística descritiva do Pacote Estatístico SPSSRESULTADOS: A rede associativa analisou 78 palavras e sua polaridade foi levemente positiva. A Classificação Hierárquica Descendente analisou 89,51% do corpus e o separou em 3 segmentos de texto: o perigo da internet, dificuldades de uso x escolha e práticas na internet; a análise de conteúdo dividiu 505 ocorrências em três categorias: imagem, atitude e informaçãoCONCLUSÃO: As representações dos idosos com maior nível de uso da internet foram objetificadas por meio de hardwares de acesso, aplicativos e sites, ancoradas na noção da internet como forma de obter informação, lazer e interação. Enquanto as representações dos idosos com menor nível de experiência foram objetificadas por meio do computador, ancorada em uma perspectiva sociológica, marcada por atitudes desfavoráveis

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            Personal and other factors affecting acceptance of smartphone technology by older Chinese adults.

            It has been well documented that in the 21st century, there will be relatively more older people around the world than in the past. Also, it seems that technology will expand in this era at an unprecedented rate. Therefore, it is of critical importance to understand the factors that influence the acceptance of technology by older people. The positive impact that the use of mobile applications can have for older people was confirmed by a previous study (Plaza et al., 2011). The study reported here aimed to explore and confirm, for older adults in China, the key influential factors of smartphone acceptance, and to describe the personal circumstances of Chinese older adults who use smartphone. A structured questionnaire and face to face individual interviews were used with 120 Chinese older adults (over 55). Structural Equation Modeling was used to confirm a proposed smartphone acceptance model based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The results showed that those who were younger, with higher education, non-widowed, with better economic condition related to salary or family support were more likely to use smartphone. Also, cost was found to be a critical factor influencing behavior intention. Self-satisfaction and facilitating conditions were proved to be important factors influencing perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.
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              Critérios de construção e relato da análise prototípica para representações sociais

              A análise prototípica é uma convenção de apresentação bastante difundida para caracterizar a estrutura de uma representação social a partir de dados de evocações livres. O presente texto visa a sistematizar e indicar algumas dessas informações que deveriam estar presentes na descrição de resultados da análise prototípica, discutindo brevemente os prós e contras de algumas opções de realização da análise. Para tanto, é feita uma breve introdução da análise e posteriormente passa-se a considerações técnicas, finalizando com um exemplo de relato.
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                Journal
                rbcdh
                Journal of Human Growth and Development
                J. Hum. Growth Dev.
                Centro de Estudos de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento do Ser Humano (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                0104-1282
                2175-3598
                August 2020
                : 30
                : 2
                : 227-240
                Affiliations
                [02] Florianópolis SC orgnameUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brazi
                [01] Criciúma SC orgnameUniversidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense Brazil
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                S0104-12822020000200009 S0104-1282(20)03000200009
                10.7322/jhgd.v30.10369
                2a297d13-51ef-481b-9078-bb11b7a09999

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : January 2020
                : September 2019
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                SciELO Periódicos Eletrônicos em Psicologia

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                social representations,envelhecimento,inclusão digital,digital inclusion,representações sociais,ageing

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