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ERIC Number: EJ882198
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
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Older Adults' Knowledge of Internet Hazards
Grimes, Galen A.; Hough, Michelle G.; Mazur, Elizabeth; Signorella, Margaret L.
Educational Gerontology, v36 n3 p173-192 2010
Older adults are less likely to be using computers and less knowledgeable about Internet security than are younger users. The two groups do not differ on trust of Internet information. The younger group shows no age or gender differences. Within the older group, computer users are more trusting of Internet information, and along with those with more education, are more knowledgeable about security hazards. The oldest women are less knowledgeable about security hazards. Older adults' greater risk when using computers and the Internet may be primarily due to cohort differences in education and computer use. (Contains 7 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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