title: Older Adults' Coping With the Stress Involved in the Use of Everyday Technologies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to examine the frequency of reported use of everyday technologies (EDT) and its associations with self-efficacy, stress appraisal, and coping strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional data were collected from 150 participants (aged ≥ 65 years), measuring use of EDT by means of self-report questionnaires and a computerized simulator of an automatic teller machine (ATM), and EDT-related self-efficacy, stress appraisal, and coping strategies questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Structured equation modeling analysis showed that EDT-related self-efficacy was related to higher use of EDT, through the mediation of EDT-related stress and coping strategies. Logistic regression showed that use of ATM simulator was predicted by self-efficacy, younger age, and female gender.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enhancing EDT-self efficacy is suggested to increase the use of EDT among elder adults. The use of simulators may be an efficient mean to promote EDT self-efficacy and use.
authors.affiliation: University of Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yagil
authors.affiliation: University of Haifa, Israel cohenm@research.haifa.ac.il.
authors.forename: Miri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: University of Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Beer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D039604:Answering Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000067012:Banking, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D020377:Self Efficacy; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: coping; everyday technology; older adults; self-efficacy; stress