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Examining the relationship between the Big Five, Grit and avoidance of automated communication scales in adults 40–65

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Automated communication technologies (ACTs) have largely become commonplace in day to day life. Although these technologies are widely used, there is a not insubstantial proportion of the population that prefers to avoid contact with ACTs. Recently, a scale was developed to assess dispositional avoidance of automated communication technologies. The current study provides validation of the scale in an older adult population and demonstrates that the avoidance of automated communication scale can be discriminated from personality measures, including the Big Five and Grit, and is predictive of avoidance of ACTs.

Source: Behaviour and Information Technology

DOI: 10.1080/0144929x.2018.1533996

Authors: Katheryn R. Christy, Jakob D. Jensen

Institutions: University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Technology Use by Older Adults

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute