Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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Accessibility to digital information of middle-aged and elderly people, and its impact on life satisfaction level: Sequential Mediation Effects on online social engagement and online network activity

중고령자의 디지털 정보화 접근수준과 삶의 만족도 간의 관계에서 온라인 사회참여/네트워크 활동의 매개효과

  • Received : 2019.10.08
  • Accepted : 2019.12.20
  • Published : 2019.12.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the access level of digital information service and life satisfaction level of the middle and high-aged people and to analyze the Sequential Mediation Effects on online social engagement and online network activities. To this end, we analyzed the effects of multiple mediations on 1,491 seniors who responded to the 2018 digital information gap survey. The results of the study are as follows: First, this study confirmed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the access levels of digital information service and the life satisfaction. Second, the results showed that impact of digital information access level on life satisfaction among high-aged people was higher when they were engaged in both online social activities and online networking, rather than only involved in online social activities. Overall, this study comprehensively examined the relationship among the level of digital information access, life satisfaction, online social engagement, and online networking, which is meaningful in that it can be used as data for reconsideration of the digital information services and life satisfaction of the high-aged people.

본 연구의 목적은 중고령자의 디지털 정보화 접근수준과 삶의 만족도 간의 관계를 살펴보고, 온라인 사회참여 활동과 온라인 네트워크 활동의 직렬다중매개효과를 분석하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2018년 디지털정보격차실태조사에 응답한 중고령자 1,491명을 대상으로 분석을 진행하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 디지털정보화접근수준과 삶의 만족도는 통계적으로 유의한 관계가 있음을 확인하였다. 둘째, 노인의 디지털 정보화 접근수준이 온라인 사회참여 활동을 경유해 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향보다 디지털 정보화 접근수준이 온라인 사회참여 활동을 거쳐 온라인 네트워크 활동을 경유한 후 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향이 유의하게 더 크다는 것을 입증하였다. 본 연구결과는 노인의 디지털 정보화 접근수준과 삶의 만족도, 온라인 사회참여 활동, 온라인 네트워크 활동 간의 관계를 통합적으로 살펴봄으로써 노인의 디지털 정보화 및 삶의 만족도 제고를 위한 자료로 활용할 수 있다는 점에 의의를 가진다.

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