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The Effect of Mobile Device Capability of Middle and Older Aged Adults on Life Satisfaction : Focusing on the mediating effect of mobile social participation (중고령자의 모바일기기 이용능력이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 : 모바일 기반 온라인 사회참여활동의 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Su-Kyoung;Shin, Hye-Ri;Kim, Young-Sun
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.23-34
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to verify the mediating effect of mobile social participation on the relationship between the mobile device capability and life satisfaction. Using the data of 2018 Digital Divide Survey conducted by the National Information Society Agency(NIA), the mediating effect was verified by Baron & Kenny (1986)'s 3 step process, targeting 1,665 middle and older aged adults. The result is as follows: first, the mobile device capability of the middle and older aged people has a positive effect on life satisfaction. Second, the effect of the mobile device capability of middle and older aged people on life satisfaction is partially mediated by mobile social participation including expressing opinions on social concerns, proposing policies and filing a civil complaint, donation and volunteering work and online voting and responding to a poll. The result represents that the mobile device, such as a smart phone or a smart pad, capability of the middle and older aged group not only directly benefits the group but also helps expand their mobile social participation, which leads to, although indirectly, higher life satisfaction. Therefore, the study is expected to be a groundwork for a practical intervention for enlarging the use of mobile device and lifting digital information level of the elderly to encourage mobile social participation and drive life satisfaction.