Well-being through digital technologies: a study in populations 50+

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Published: Dec 3, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2018.n2.v1.1144
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mental well-being social well-being healthy aging digital technologies

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Henrique Teixeira Gil
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-8872

Abstract

The concept of ‘healthy aging’ refers to the process of developing and maintaining functional capacity, which contributes to the well-being of the elderly, to a functional level (mental well-being) and to the person’s interaction with the environment (social well-being). Access to information through lifelong learning is a vital element for aging, which can influence well-being. In this context, this research aims to identify the sociocultural factors that influence the option of learning Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in 50+ populations, and to know the impacts of this learning in well-being throughout the learning process aging.
Methods: A qualitative/quantitative mixed study involving a sample of 374 participants who answered a questionnaire and 5 directors from the Senior Universities of the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal, who were interviewed through a semi-structured interview.
Results: The factors that explain the choice of ICT learning include the need to update knowledge, be intellectually active and make better use of the computer. The impacts of this learning on mental well-being lie essentially in stimulating memory and in intellectual aptitudes, reasoning, and thinking. In social well-being they focus on communication, participation in the digital society and on the relationship between digital and social inclusion.

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Gil, H. T. (2018). Well-being through digital technologies: a study in populations 50+. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(2), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2018.n2.v1.1144
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2018): PSCYHOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC CHANGE IN A POSITIVE WAY
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