Moderated Mediating Effect of Digital Device Efficacy on the Relationship between Digital Information Utilization Ability, Digital Technology Utilization Attitude, and Life Satisfaction of Marriage Immigrants
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the mediating effect of digital technology utilization attitude and the moderated mediating effect of digital device efficacy in the effect of digital information utilization ability on life satisfaction among marriage immigrants who are experiencing multiple difficulties due to literacy problems in the Korean language and digital literacy problems in the information society.This study analyzed the data of marriage immigrants from the '2022 Digital Information Gap Survey' of the Korea Intelligence Information Society Promotion Agency (2023).The moderated mediating effect was analyzed using SPSS Win 24.0 ver.and SPSS PROCESS macro 4.3 ver.(Model 7).The results of the study showed that first, digital technology utilization attitude played a mediating role in the effect of digital information utilization ability of marriage immigrants on life satisfaction, and second, digital device efficacy moderated the effect of digital information utilization ability of marriage immigrants on life satisfaction through digital technology utilization attitude.The results of this study will contribute to identifying the digital information utilization ability of marriage immigrants and deriving ways for marriage immigrants to be satisfied with and adapt well to life in Korean society by positively increasing their attitude toward digital technology and their sense of digital device efficacy.
Authors: Hai Lan Jin, Yun-Jeong Kim
Institutions: Hanseo University, Hansei University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405915694