People's Adoption Research Articles

Systematic review of adherence to technology-based falls prevention programs for community-dwelling older adults: Reimagining future interventions.

Prevention programs, and specifically exercise, can reduce falls among community-dwelling older adults, but low adherence limits the benefits of effective interventions. Technology may overcome some barriers to improve uptake and engagement in prevention programs, although less is known on adherence for providing them via this delivery mode. We aimed to synthesize evidence for adherence to technology-based falls prevention programs in community-dwelling older adults 60 years and older. We conducted a systematic review following standard guidelines to identify randomized controlled trials for remote delivered (i.e., no or limited in-person sessions) technology-based falls prevention programs for community-dwelling older adults. We searched nine sources using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and keywords (2007-present). The initial search was conducted in June 2023 and updated in December 2023. We also conducted a forward and backward citation search of included studies. Two reviewers independently conducted screening and study assessment; one author extracted data and a second author confirmed findings. We conducted a random effects meta-analysis for adherence, operationalized as participants' completion of program components, and aimed to conduct meta-regressions to examine factors related to program adherence and the association between adherence and functional mobility. We included 11 studies with 569 intervention participants (average mean age 74.5 years). Studies used a variety of technology, such as apps, exergames, or virtual synchronous classes. Risk of bias was low for eight studies. Five interventions automatically collected data for monitoring and completion of exercise sessions, two studies collected participants' online attendance, and four studies used self-reported diaries or attendance sheets. Studies included some behavior change techniques or strategies alongside the technology. There was substantial variability in the way adherence data were reported. The mean (range) percent of participants who did not complete planned sessions (i.e., dropped out or lost to follow-up) was 14% (0-32%). The pooled estimate of the proportion of participants who were adherent to a technology-based falls prevention program was 0.82 (95% CI 0.68, 0.93) for studies that reported the mean number of completed exercise sessions. Many studies needed to provide access to the internet, training, and/or resources (e.g., tablets) to support participants to take part in the intervention. We were unable to conduct the meta-regression for adherence and functional mobility due to an insufficient number of studies. There were no serious adverse events for studies reporting this information (n = 8). The use of technology may confer some benefits for program delivery and data collection. But better reporting of adherence data is needed, as well as routine integration and measurement of training and skill development to use technology, and behavior change strategies within interventions. There may be an opportunity to rethink or reimagine how technology can be used to support people's adoption and integration of physical activity into daily life routines.

A context-sensitive collectivism during the COVID-19 pandemic: Effect on the adoption of containment measures in China and the US.

This study investigates individuals' adoption of containment measures (e.g., wearing masks) from the perspectives of cultural values and trust in two countries-China and the US. Distinguished from previous definitions that characterise cultural values as rigid and fixed concepts, this study reconceptualizes collectivism to be a context-sensitive construct. With survey data from a collectivism-prevalent culture (China, n = 1578) and an individualism-prevalent culture (the US, n = 1510), it unfolds the underlying mechanism by which collectivism influences people's adoption of containment measures in both countries. Results indicate that institutional trust serves as a significant mediator in this relationship. In both countries, individuals who hold a collectivistic value on the pandemic are more likely to endorse the adoption of containment measures. This endorsement is driven by their trust in public institutions, which stems from their collectivistic values. Additionally, slight distinctions emerge, revealing that collectivistic values directly predict the behaviours among Chinese individuals, whereas such a direct effect is not observed in the US. Practical implications will be offered.

Investigating Technology Adoption Soon After Sustaining a Spinal Cord Injury

A spinal cord injury (SCI) typically results in a sudden change to an individual's motor function. People's adoption of technology soon after a severe SCI is crucial, since they must relearn most technology interactions to adjust to their new physical abilities and regain independence. This study examines how individuals adopt technologies soon after sustaining a severe SCI. By qualitatively analyzing the perspectives of ten rehabilitation clinicians, three individuals who recently sustained an SCI, and two of those participants' family members, we surfaced a spectrum of individuals' motivations to adopt technology post-injury and highlight the challenges they face to adopt technology. Our findings highlight the need to incorporate the holistic experience---including technology literacy, perception of support, and acceptance of the "new-normal"---in technology design for individuals who have a sudden change to motor functions. Our findings show that technology adoption is a critical component for the overall adjustment of post-SCI life. Finally, we use the extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to make recommendations for more inclusive assistive design.

The Influence of Perceived Trust, Information Literacy and Perceived Validity on Netizens' Perception That social media is an Appropriate Instrument for The Information Deployment

The purpose of this study is to ascertain how information literacy, perceived validity, and perceived trust of the variables affect people's adoption of social media as a vehicle for information dissemination. In general, a quantitative method is used to conduct this research. Social media users that are active or inactive and reside in five major Indonesian cities make up the demographic used in this study. Using the purposive sampling strategy, researchers collected samples. 100 people made up the study's sample. Questionnaires were distributed as part of the data collection process. Two phases of measurement were done in this investigation by the researchers. Analyze the measurement model first, and then analyze the model structure second. According to the results, most people in five major Indonesian cities have a 70% degree of trust in information found on social media. Let us therefore suppose that 60% of the information on social media is accurate. Therefore, it can be said that most individuals have a good level of information literacy, which enables them to evaluate the veracity of the information they are given rather than blindly accepting it. Perceived validity, perceived usefulness, perceived simplicity of use, and perceived trust are all directly impacted by information literacy, and these factors will indirectly affect actual use. Through usage patterns and intentions, perceived validity influences actual use among AUs in an indirect manner. Through perceived validity, perceived trust influences actual use in an indirect manner.

Two sides of the same fence: A model of the origins and consequences of meat-related conflict in omnivores and veg*ans

Eating meat is a prime example of cognitive conflict. Research on meat-related conflict has focused on people who eat meat (omnivores), and mostly neglected that people who avoid eating meat (vegetarians and vegans; veg*ans) can also experience conflict in the form of ambivalence. Here, we provide a conceptual model explaining how ambivalence comes to exist in omnivores and veg*ans, and how it is associated with dietary behavior. We hypothesize that ambivalence in omnivores arises when they become aware of the negative aspects of meat. Yet, even veg*ans, who predominantly hold negative attitudes towards meat, may experience ambivalence if past positive attitudes resurface. We investigated this model in a cross-sectional study (N = 1028) via the stages of change, which explain qualitative steps in people's adoption and maintenance of new behaviors such as a veg*an diet. Our data show that meat consumption decreases linearly across the five stages of change. In line with our model, ambivalence increases from the pre-contemplation via the contemplation to the preparation stage among omnivores and decreases right after people become veg*ans (action stage) until they reach the maintenance stage. This inverted u-shaped trajectory was accompanied by a) an increase in negative evaluations of meat and b) a decrease in positive evaluations of meat from the pre-contemplation to the preparation stage. However, especially positive hedonic evaluations that render meat pleasurable partly persisted in the action stage and only dissolved in the maintenance stage. We thus argue that the observed pattern of felt ambivalence might explain why a growing number of people become open to eschewing meat and why veg*ans often eat meat and/or return to their omnivorous diets shortly after becoming veg*an.

Intervention and information effects at the individual level during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

This paper estimated the impact of intervention effects (state of emergency (SOE) or quasi-SOE requirements) and information effects (publicized increases in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths and fear of infection) on preventive behaviors and telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Japan Household Panel Survey. Our results indicated that SOEs and quasi-SOEs had positive effects on the adoption of preventive behaviors among individuals, including handwashing, which indicates that an SOE has a direct effect and an indirect effect. Although SOEs in Japan were less enforceable and more lenient than those in other countries, they still had a certain effect on people's adoption of preventive behaviors. However, the contribution of information effects was much larger than that of intervention effects, suggesting the importance of how and when information should be communicated to the public to prevent the spread of infection.

Investigation of Factors Affecting Mobile Banking Intention to Use: Extended Technology Acceptance Model

Purpose-With technological developments, people's use of smartphones and the internet has increased. This increase has enabled people to carry out many of their businesses through mobile applications. One of these things is banking. Thanks to the internet banking and mobile applications offered to their customers, banks enable them to carry out their banking transactions without going to the banks physically. In this context, it is important to determine the factors affecting people's adoption of mobile banking applications in order to increase the use of these applications. Therefore, the behavioral intentions of customers to adopt mobile banking were investigated in this study. Design/methodology/approach –Research model has been proposed by adding subjective norms, trust, and perceived risk variables to the Technology acceptance model. In the study, the data obtained from 492 mobile banking application users were analyzed with the Structural Equation Model. Findings –Attitude plays a key role in predicting users' intention to adopt mobile banking according to findings. In addition, the variables of subjective norms and perceived ease of use did not have a significant effect on the attitude toward mobile banking applications. Discussion –A new research model was suggested along with the expansion of TAM by the addition of new variables in the study. So, the study made a contribution to the body of knowledge on mobile banking applications, mobile applications, and the technology acceptance model. The current study also serves as a guide for bank managers, decision-makers, and other pertinent parties.

Shared Micro-Mobility Services for University Communities: A Multivariate Ordered Probit Approach

The market penetration of shared micro-mobility services (shared bikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters) suggest that young and highly educated people constitute a group of people that is more eager to use such services. However, little is known about the factors influencing their behavioral intention as a system. The analysis may provide insights on the adoption of shared micro-mobility services by modeling them as a system using multivariate ordered probit. This paper contributes to the existing literature by evaluating similarities and differences to these services focusing on assessing the behavioral intentions of a large sample of young and highly educated people that traditionally show a higher tendency of adopting technologically innovative services. It is hypothesized that the mobility patterns can affect people's adoption of these shared services in a car-dependent empirical setting. The analysis suggested that a variety of variables affect the behavioral intention to use shared micro-mobility services, such as employment situation, household size, travel patterns, level of awareness, and attitudinal variables in the form of perceptions on incentives and infrastructure. This study can enhance the current understanding of the factors affecting the behavioral intention, facilitating the development of policies toward such means of transportation. The results could convincingly answer key questions on the market adoption of these shared services, and characteristics of distinct market segments; thereby providing a deployment pathway for adoption. Additionally, the results could be useful to original equipment manufacturers for marketing and pricing-scheme decisions, planning agencies for policy-making decisions, and to transportation planners for provisions in infrastructure.

Measuring the impacts of quantity and trustworthiness of information on COVID‐19 vaccination intent

AbstractThe COVID‐19 crisis provided an opportunity for information professionals to rethink the role of information in individuals' decision making such as vaccine uptake. Unlike previous studies, which often considered information as a single factor among others, this study examined the impact of the quantity and trustworthiness of information on people's adoption of information for vaccination decisions based on the information adoption model. We analyzed COVID‐19 Preventive Behavior Survey data collected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from Facebook users (N = 82,213) in 15 countries between October 2020 and March 2021. The results of logistic regression analyses indicate that reasonable quantity and trustworthiness of information were positively related to COVID‐19 vaccination intent. But excessive and less than the desired amount of information was more likely to have negative impacts on vaccination intent. The degrees of trust in the mediums and in the sources were associated with the level of vaccine acceptance. But the effects of trustworthiness accorded to information sources showed variations across sources and mediums. Implications for information professionals and suggestions for policies are discussed.

COVID-19 vaccination and changes in preventive behaviours: findings from the 2021 vaccine roll-out in Switzerland.

Behavioural, environmental, social and systems interventions (BESSIs) remain important for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to vaccination. However, people's adoption of BESSIs may decrease as vaccination rates increase due to reductions in the perceived threat of disease, and changes in risk perceptions of behaviours that increase the chance of infection. Thus, we examined predictors of and changes over time in reports of mask wearing and physical distancing and whether changes in mask wearing and physical distancing differed by vaccination status during the main 2021 COVID-19 vaccine roll-out period in Switzerland. Weekly online cross-sectional surveys (26 April 2021 to 1 August 2021) among people 18-79 years old in Switzerland, N = 6308 observations and 5511 cases. Logistic regression models using generalized estimating equations. Reports of being vaccinated increased, while mask wearing and physical distancing decreased over time. This decrease was similar regardless of vaccination status. However, the level of reported mask wearing and physical distancing remained higher among vaccinated people. Older, female, and Italian language region respondents also had higher odds of reporting mask wearing and physical distancing. Adoption of COVID-19 preventive behaviours is associated with demographics and vaccination status. Further research is needed to understand the reasons why people who are not vaccinated are less likely to adopt preventive behaviours, including that they may have fewer social and environmental opportunities to do so.

Exploring shared travel behavior of university students

ABSTRACT This study aims to identify young adults’ travel behavior using ridesharing services. We analyze data from an online survey of university students, regarding three free ridesharing services, including fixed-route, on-demand, and shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs). Ordinal regression and structural equation model (SEM) are employed to explore the frequency of service usage. Results indicate that most students had never taken a ride by available ridesharing services due to their preferences for using private vehicles and lack of service information. Regression results reveal that individuals’ usual mode of transportation and residential location significantly influence ridesharing behavior. Our results also show significant associations between travel attitudes and students’ travel behavior. We also found that shared on-demand and autonomous vehicle services could complement fixed-route services. Further research is needed on the link between young people's adoption of integrated ridesharing transportation services.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADOPTION OF E-WALLETS AMONG STUDENTS

With the advent of new technology, Malaysia is now experiencing an enormous activities in the usage of digital payments for good and services especially for financial transactions. Several shoppers around the world are now preferring cashless transactions when they go for daily shopping. This has led to the implementation of online transactions as payment tools which can be illustrated through the existence of credit cards, debit cards, and e-wallets payments. Generally, e-wallets act as a new financial transaction in a digital platform that holds the same functions as a traditional wallet. As internet users are growing rapidly day by day, this indicates the adoption of e-wallets will become more popular, especially among young generations. It is easier for the young generation such as the students to adapt well to technological advancement due to their ability and acceptance of today's trends. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the factors associated with e-wallet adoption among students. The current work utilized an extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to analyze the variables in this study. Three variables were identified as the factors that influence the adoption of e-wallets among students: Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Used (PEOU), and Social Influences (SI). Results from the current work indicated that PU, PEOU, and SI are associated with e-wallet adoption among students. Significantly, the government played an important role in influencing people's adoption by creating incentives and implementing policies. Hence, the government may also take part in enhancing the business industry on e-commerce towards e-wallet adoption.

How information processing style shapes people's algorithm adoption

Across four studies I tested why people are averse to relying on algorithmic judgments in person judgment tasks (e. g., student admissions), and examined how such aversions can be attenuated. I proposed that people tend to focus more on case-specific information (vs. general propositions) in person-judgment tasks, and that algorithms (vs. human experts) are believed to be skilled at addressing general propositions (vs. case-specific information). Thus, I posited that in person-judgment tasks, people would be less averse to relying on algorithmic judgments when they focus more on general propositions (vs. case-specific information). By varying the perceived importance of case-specific information and general propositions, the research provides support for these hypotheses. In addition, the results reveal the mechanism underlying algorithm aversion in person judgments and provide a cost-effective way to increase consumers' algorithm adoption.

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Online Health Consultation Services: The Role of Subjective Norm, Trust, Perceived Benefit, and Offline Habit.

The cyberspace plays an important role in improving the quality, equity, and efficiency of health services. Studying people's adoption of online health services, such as online health consultation services (OHCS) can benefit both industry and policy in the health service sector. This paper investigates influencing factors and paths of people's intention of adopting OHCS by employing the extended valence framework, with our new contribution of integrating subjective norm and offline habit into the model. Five hundred forty-three university students participated in the survey. Structural equation models and Sobel-Goodman tests were applied to test the models. The results show that subjective norm (β = 0.077, p = 0.041), trust in providers (β = 0.194, p = 0.002) and perceived benefit (β = 0.463, p < 0.001) positively affect the intention to adopt OHCS, while offline habit (β = −0.111, p = 0.026) has a negative effect. However, the association of perceived risk (β = −0.062, p = 0.315) and adoption is not supported. Moreover, trust in providers plays a mediating role between subjective norm and the intention of adopting, while perceived benefit mediates the relationship between trust in providers and the intention of adopting. This study highlights the importance of trust, subjective norm, perceived benefit, and persisting habits in promoting the adoption of OHCS.

Involving stakeholders in the development of a dietary adoption concept: what can we learn from open innovation

Part of the transformation to sustainable food systems is to increase the adoption rate of sustainable diets ideally by choice. At the same time evidence in the field of behavioural science shows that people have trouble translating their intentions into actual behaviour. This phenomenon, known as the intention-behaviour gap, is based on a number of barriers that influence actual behaviour. In search of an appropriate methodology to develop a dietary adoption concept supporting people's diet adoption processes, we examined the concept and especially the methods of open innovation, commonly applied in modern product and service development. This paper is about what we can learn or even transfer from open innovation to develop a dietary adoption concept. We reveal how the methods of open innovation can be usefully applied, such as integrating lead-users in the development process to let them find solutions to bridge the intention-behaviour gap.

Personal Ties and Prejudice: A Meta-Analysis of Romantic Attachment and Ambivalent Sexism.

We examine how relational needs underlie sexism by conducting a meta-analysis ( k = 22; N = 4,860) on the links between adults' romantic attachment and endorsement of ambivalent sexism. Results across two random-effects meta-analytic methods supported that men's and women's attachment anxiety predicted stronger endorsement of both benevolent sexism and hostile sexism. Simultaneously, men's attachment avoidance predicted lower endorsement of benevolent sexism, and for men in relationships (vs. single men), stronger endorsement of hostile sexism. Thus, the way that people fulfil their relational goals lead people to adopt particular attitudes about gender, supporting that relationships are one key source of people's adoption of sexism. These results bridge attachment theory and ambivalent sexism theory by illustrating how individual differences in the amplification or suppression of needs for relational security fuel adoption of beliefs that function to maintain gender inequality across the world.

Enjoyment and social influence: predicting mobile payment adoption

Models of technology adoption, notably the Technology Acceptance Model and the Unified Theories of Acceptance and Use of Technology, provide good theoretical foundations for understanding mobile payment adoption. This study extends these frameworks by incorporating perceived enjoyment, social influence, knowledge and perceived risk. Replications of established theories are tested in a new context of young people's adoption of mobile payment. Subsequent hypotheses test an extended theoretical framework using an online survey (N = 316). The extended model improves previous models by explaining 62% of variation in intention to use. Against expectations, perceived ease of use had no significant effect on perceived usefulness and intention to use. The study contributes to advancing understanding of perceived enjoyment which had no direct effect on adoption intention but a significant effect on perceived ease of use and usefulness. Social influence reduces perceived risk, and further contribution is made by noting that perceived enjoyment lowers perceived risk.

Situational political socialization: a normative approach to young people's adoption and acquisition of political preferences and skills

Research on young people's political socialization has had an adult-centered top–down bias in which young people are considered incomplete and in need of the right upbringing. The article attempts to balance this bias. The aim is to introduce and argue for another normative approach – situational political socialization. Four theoretical elements constitute its basis: (1) the political, (2) contingency (the principle of the public sphere), (3) space and place, and (4) situation. In the contingent western digital media society marked by cultural dissemination, individualism, and the erosion of traditional institutions, situational political socialization represents a normative basis for a research approach which is open, action-oriented and contextualized, viewing young people as political actors in their own right.

Design of a mobile social community platform for older Chinese people in Urban areas

The increasing proportion of the older population and changes in the Chinese family structure make older Chinese people more vulnerable to social isolation than they previously were. This article illustrates the development of a mobile social application for older people in urban areas in China. The application facilitates the organization of leisure-time activities between older people with similar interests living in adjacent areas. Preliminary social requirements of older people were collected through user interviews, and the major functions and features for the application were determined from the results of the interviews. Usability considerations for user interface design for older people were collected from literature and were integrated in the prototype of the mobile application. Older people's acceptance of the application was assessed by demonstrating the prototype to and interviewing 100 older people living in Beijing. The results highlight the critical impact of perceived benefits or relevancy on older people's adoption of new technology. Implications for the mobile social application for older Chinese people are discussed.

Factors affecting perception of information security and their impacts on IT adoption and security practices

The gap between the perceived security of an information system and its real security level can influence people' decisions and behavior. The objective of this study is to find effective ways to adjust people's perception of information security, in order to enhance their intention to adopt IT appliances and compliance to security practices. Two separate experiments were conducted. In experiment I, 64 participants were asked to transfer money through an e-banking system. Their intention to adopt e-banking was measured by a questionnaire. In experiment II, 64 participants were asked to register on an online forum. Their subjective intention to create a strong password was measured by a questionnaire, and the objective strength of the passwords they created was calculated. Results of the ANOVA and the path models derived from the path analysis indicated that people's adoption intention, such as their intention to adopt e-banking, can be enhanced by changing their perceived Knowledge, Controllability and Awareness, while changing the perceived Controllability is most effective. The results also indicated that people's compliance to security practices, such as setting strong passwords for IT systems, can be enhanced by changing their perceived Knowledge, Severity and Possibility, while changing their perceived Knowledge and Severity is most effective. Implications for further research and practice were also discussed.