Tian Xinchao, Mi Shihuan
College of Ethnology, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
BMC Geriatr. 2025 May 20;25(1):355. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-05892-y.
Internet use is related to self-efficacy among older people. This study used a grounded theory research method to explore the construction of self-efficacy in the experience of Internet use among older people through in-depth interviews. Based on continuous comparative analysis, we concluded that use of the Internet by older people brought about the "abnormal" in their perception. They experienced deconstruction of the "abnormal" and construction of the "normal" in terms of the self-efficacy story line for Internet use. The core categories of these experiences included curiosity, confusion, fear, comparison, reflection, and empowerment. Taken together, these aspects reflected the process of reconstructing older people' s self-efficacy. This reconstruction could not be separated from situational conditions, goal orientation, and functional induction, and also formed a system for seeking self-meaning, preventing vulnerability, and maintaining dignity. These findings provide a basis for policy recommendations and interventions to develop social support networks for older people.
互联网使用与老年人的自我效能感相关。本研究采用扎根理论研究方法，通过深入访谈探索老年人互联网使用体验中自我效能感的构建。基于持续比较分析，我们得出结论：老年人使用互联网使其认知产生了“异常”。他们在互联网使用自我效能感的故事线方面经历了“异常”的解构和“正常”的建构。这些体验的核心类别包括好奇、困惑、恐惧、比较、反思和赋能。总体而言，这些方面反映了老年人自我效能感的重构过程。这种重构离不开情境条件、目标导向和功能诱导，并且还形成了一个寻求自我意义、预防脆弱性和维护尊严的系统。这些发现为制定针对老年人的社会支持网络的政策建议和干预措施提供了依据。
