노인의 전자기기 사용이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine life satisfaction and electronic device usage by demographic characteristics using 『2020 Korean National Survey on Older Adults』 data. Also, to determine whether the use of electronic devices by the elderly affects their life satisfaction. For this purpose, the use of electronic devices by the elderly was first categorized by purpose. Then, independent samples t-test and ANOVA analysis were conducted. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between electronic device use and life satisfaction. The main findings are as follows. First, life satisfaction was close to the “so-so” level. Second, overall, electronic device use was higher among men than women, younger age groups, higher education levels, and non-living alone than living alone. Third, among the purposes of electronic device use, “interacting with others,” “searching and acquiring information,” and “economic transactions” were found to affect life satisfaction, but “hobbies and leisure” was not found to affect life satisfaction. Based on these results, policy recommendations were made to strengthen information technology education for traditionally vulnerable groups, encourage online activities using electronic devices, conduct small-scale information technology education, and develop various educational programs that take into account the purpose of using electronic devices.