title: Seniors Online: Attitudes Toward the Internet and Coping With Everyday Life.
abstract: Many older people do not use the Internet. We investigated the attitudes of older people who do (onliners) or do not (offliners) use the Internet, to assess their views of the Internet and whether they see the Internet as a resource for coping with everyday life situations. Participants aged ≥65 years ( N = 1,037), living in Switzerland, were interviewed in a telephone survey. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were conducted. The data show (a) many of the respondents viewed the Internet as useful, in general, and for coping with everyday life situations; (b) onliners saw more positive aspects of the Internet than did offliners; and
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Hans Rudolf
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Schelling
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D013557:Switzerland
keywords: Internet; attitudes; coping; digital divide; elderly people