Abstract Contemporary research on older people information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption underlines conducting studies with objective (frequency and type of use) and also subjective (perceived barriers, associated usefulness …) data, and from a multivariate approach. In the current study the use of and the personal experience with ICT, with special reference to personal computer (PC), are analyzed in a sample of 212 community-dwelling Spanish adults aged 60 or older. Participants completed a structured questionnaire about a) perceived barriers, frequency and type of use, associated usefulness, and sense of control with respect to three ICT devices (smartphone, PC, and tablet); and b) attitudes toward PC, assessed (from a multidimensional approach) by the Spanish version of the Computer Attitude Scale. Two multivariate statistical techniques were used to detect profiles of older people related to PC adoption, and to identify the specific attitudinal dimensions that influence members belonging to these profiles. Descriptive statistics show a certain digital divide related to age, but also a relevant heterogeneity in ICT adoption. Multivariate analyses reveal three types of older adult-PC users, and underline usefulness and behavioral attitudinal components as key factors for promoting a more active PC adoption by older people.

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老年人和 ICT 的采用：分析西班牙老年人对计算机的使用和态度

摘要 关于老年人信息和通信技术 (ICT) 采用的当代研究强调了使用客观（使用频率和类型）和主观（感知障碍、相关有用性……）数据和多变量方法进行研究。在当前的研究中，对 212 名 60 岁或以上居住在社区的西班牙成年人的样本进​​行了 ICT 的使用和个人体验，特别是个人计算机 (PC)。参与者完成了一份结构化问卷，内容涉及 a) 对三种 ICT 设备（智能手机、PC 和平板电脑）的感知障碍、使用频率和类型、相关有用性和控制感；b) 对 PC 的态度，由西班牙语版的计算机态度量表评估（从多维方法）。使用两种多变量统计技术来检测与 PC 应用相关的老年人概况，并确定影响属于这些概况的成员的特定态度维度。描述性统计数据显示，与年龄相关的数字鸿沟存在一定的差异，但在 ICT 的采用方面也存在相关的异质性。多变量分析揭示了三种类型的老年人 PC 用户，并强调了有用性和行为态度组件是促进老年人更积极地采用 PC 的关键因素。