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The information dilemma of the elderly: Digital addiction

Yang, Lijuan; Fan, Zhenjia; Zhang, Yunong

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Title
The information dilemma of the elderly: Digital addiction
Author(s)
  • Yang, Lijuan
  • Fan, Zhenjia
  • Zhang, Yunong
Issue Date
2025-03-11
Keyword(s)
  • Digital addiction
  • Elderly people
  • ICT
  • digital activities
  •  Digital detox
Abstract
After overcoming access and skill barriers, the elderly face digital addiction, which endangers their well-being. Understanding its causes is key to solving this problem. This study investigates 28 elderly participants from Tianjin and Hebei, China, gathering data on their digital addiction experiences and opinions via in-depth interviews. Employing a phenomenological approach, it analyzes the current use of ICT devices and digital addiction among the elderly, identifies their addiction experiences, and redefines "digital addiction" from four dimensions: space-time, objects, emotional spirit, and relationships. The findings offer theoretical insights into defining elderly digital addiction and practical implications for helping them achieve digital detox.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2025 Proceedings
Type of Resource
Other
Genre of Resource
Conference Poster
Language
eng
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/126240
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Copyright 2025 is held by Lijuan Yang, Zhenjia Fan, and Yunong Zhang . Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.

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