Predictors of Electronic Bulletin Board System Use in Older Adults.

Kelley, Catherine L.; Morrell, Roger W.; Park, Denise C.; Mayhorn, Christopher B.

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ERIC Number: EJ578942

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Publication Date: 1999

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Predictors of Electronic Bulletin Board System Use in Older Adults.

Kelley, Catherine L.; Morrell, Roger W.; Park, Denise C.; Mayhorn, Christopher B.

Educational Gerontology, v25 n1 p19-35 Jan-Feb 1999

A group of 39 older adults trained to use an electronic bulletin board had more positive attitudes about computers compared to 10 controls. The most positive were those who continued to use the board frequently. The most important predictor of use was success at initial training. (SK)

Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Electronic Mail, Older Adults, Predictor Variables

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Language: English

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