Microcomputer applications: an empirical look at usage
Information and Management
Understanding and measuring user competence
Information and Management
Assessing User Competence: Conceptualization and Measurement
Information Systems Research
A Multidimensional Commitment Model of Volitional Systems Adoption and Usage Behavior
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Digital Divide in eGovernment: The eInclusion Gap Model
EGOV '08 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Electronic Government
Let's blog!: a social cognitive perspective of intention to use blog
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electronic Commerce
Review: Computer use by older adults: A multi-disciplinary review
Computers in Human Behavior
The adoption of university library Web site resources: A multigroup analysis
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
A cross-culture study on older adults' information technology acceptance
International Journal of Mobile Communications
Attributes of successful intergenerational online activities
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Bridging the Digital Divide: Use of Public Internet Kiosks in Mauritius
Journal of Global Information Management
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In order to build a digital inclusive society, both government and nongovernment organizations in countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States have been offering training programs to the general public and establishing communitywide public access computer facilities in recent years. However, offering training programs and enabling access to facilities are not sufficient on their own if, due to other reasons, the socially disadvantaged groups do not choose to make use of the facilities. As an exploratory investigation, this study focuses on the voluntary adoption of these facilities (typified by the Internet) by one such disadvantaged group--older adults. In particular, this study investigates the role of Internet self-efficacy and outcome expectations in older adults' usage of the Internet through a three-part longitudinal study, involving almost 1,000 participants. A theoretical model based on social cognitive theory was developed and empirically tested through both surveys and lab experiments. Behavioral modeling training courses were offered to adults age 55 or older in the study over a one-year period. Questionnaire surveys and cognitive knowledge assessments were conducted. In general, the findings in the longitudinal study (including three repeated measures) validated the affects of Internet self-efficacy and outcome expectations on usage intention, and the important roles of support and encouragement in the formation of self-efficacy and outcome expectations. Limitations and implications are discussed.