Liang Zeheng, Xie Yixin, Xu Ran, Gu Peng
School of Communication, Soochow University, Suzhou 215031, China.
Domestic Cooperation and Development Office, Soochow University, Suzhou 215031, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Nov 24;14(12):1126. doi: 10.3390/bs14121126.
Rapidly changing digital technologies are reconfiguring the way human society lives, indicating that more and more middle-aged and older adults will lead a digital life in the future. Whether digital technology for today can effectively improve the quality of digital life of this cohort is the focus of this study. This study proposed a "cognitive-emotional-behavioral" model and situated the use of the Extreme Edition App as a cross-sectional research object. The study also explored the relationship between middle-aged and older adults' perceptions of the benefits of cash subsidies, the pleasure and worry generated by the use of the app, and their continued use of the app. It has become a fact that human beings are walking side by side with digital technology; digital technology still moves forward and upward. Thus, it is forward-looking to pay attention to the digital life adaptation of the current middle-aged and older groups. A total of 1200 valid questionnaires were obtained, and regression analysis showed that (1) the more comprehensive and in-depth the cohort's knowledge of the benefits of cash subsidies is, and the more sustainable their continuous use of the Extreme Edition App is, the more pleasure they experience, and the less worry they feel during its use. (2) The more pleasure middle-aged and older adults feel while using the Extreme Edition App, the more likely they are to continue using it. Conversely, the more worry they feel, the less likely they are to maintain its use. (3) Emotions generated during the use of the Extreme Edition App mediate the relationship between this cohort's perceptions of cash subsidy benefits and their continued-use behavior.
快速变化的数字技术正在重塑人类社会的生活方式，这表明未来将有越来越多的中老年人过上数字化生活。当下的数字技术能否有效提升这一群体的数字生活质量是本研究的重点。本研究提出了一个“认知-情感-行为”模型，并将极速版应用程序的使用作为横断面研究对象。该研究还探讨了中老年人对现金补贴益处的认知、使用该应用程序产生的愉悦感和担忧，以及他们对该应用程序的持续使用之间的关系。人类与数字技术并肩前行已成为事实；数字技术仍在不断向前发展。因此，关注当前中老年群体的数字生活适应情况具有前瞻性。共获得1200份有效问卷，回归分析表明：（1）该群体对现金补贴益处的了解越全面、深入，他们对极速版应用程序的持续使用就越可持续，在使用过程中体验到的愉悦感就越多，担忧感就越少。（2）中老年人在使用极速版应用程序时感受到的愉悦感越多，他们继续使用的可能性就越大。相反，他们感受到的担忧越多，维持使用的可能性就越小。（3）在使用极速版应用程序过程中产生的情绪，在该群体对现金补贴益处的认知与其持续使用行为之间起中介作用。
