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The Digital Divide and the elderly : how urban and rural realities shape well-being and social inclusion in the Sardinian context
Digital Grey Divide
well-being
cognitive reserve
digital exclusion
predictors of digital usage
sustainability
The Digital Grey Divide (DGD) is a phenomenon that refers to the digital inequality existing among the elderly in using digital tools. DGD could generate social exclusion and hinder elderly well-being because today many aspects of life are online. The objective of the research is to compare the urban and rural group to see if a digital divide is present and whether psychological and cognitive well-being can be predictors of usage. The research involved 100 elderly people (belonging to two different areas: one rural and one urban) aged 65 to 90 (M = 72.3; SD = 6.4) with intact cognitive functioning investigated by the MMSE test. A socio-anagraphic module to investigate digital use (DU), a questionnaire on cognitive reserve (CRIq), and a questionnaire investigating well-being (Ben-SSC) were administered. Results showed that the two groups differ in terms of access and use of digital tools (F = 28.34, p < 0.001), with the urban group reporting higher levels of access and use. Moreover, in the urban group, psychological well-being has an inverse relationship with digital, while in the rural group, the relationship between cognitive well-being and use is direct. Therefore, the study aims to highlight how even in developed countries there can be a digital divide (DD) given the risks of exclusion, particularly for the elderly population. For all these reasons, it is necessary to pursue interventions to achieve a higher level of digitalization and sustainable development among the population. Given the importance of this phenomenon, it is necessary to address the issue of DD in various spheres of life: political, social, economic and care.
dc.abstract.en | The Digital Grey Divide (DGD) is a phenomenon that refers to the digital inequality existing among the elderly in using digital tools. DGD could generate social exclusion and hinder elderly well-being because today many aspects of life are online. The objective of the research is to compare the urban and rural group to see if a digital divide is present and whether psychological and cognitive well-being can be predictors of usage. The research involved 100 elderly people (belonging to two different areas: one rural and one urban) aged 65 to 90 (M = 72.3; SD = 6.4) with intact cognitive functioning investigated by the MMSE test. A socio-anagraphic module to investigate digital use (DU), a questionnaire on cognitive reserve (CRIq), and a questionnaire investigating well-being (Ben-SSC) were administered. Results showed that the two groups differ in terms of access and use of digital tools (F = 28.34, p < 0.001), with the urban group reporting higher levels of access and use. Moreover, in the urban group, psychological well-being has an inverse relationship with digital, while in the rural group, the relationship between cognitive well-being and use is direct. Therefore, the study aims to highlight how even in developed countries there can be a digital divide (DD) given the risks of exclusion, particularly for the elderly population. For all these reasons, it is necessary to pursue interventions to achieve a higher level of digitalization and sustainable development among the population. Given the importance of this phenomenon, it is necessary to address the issue of DD in various spheres of life: political, social, economic and care. | |
dc.affiliation | Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Pedagogiki | |
dc.contributor.author | Diana, Maria Grazia | |
dc.contributor.author | Mascia, Maria Lidia | |
dc.contributor.author | Tomczyk, Łukasz - 462556 | |
dc.contributor.author | Penna, Maria Pietronilla | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-21T12:02:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-03-21T12:02:30Z | |
dc.date.createdat | 2025-02-22T18:14:16Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
dc.date.openaccess | 0 | |
dc.description.accesstime | w momencie opublikowania | |
dc.description.number | 4 | |
dc.description.version | ostateczna wersja wydawcy | |
dc.description.volume | 17 | |
dc.identifier.articleid | 1718 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su17041718 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/550553 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.language.container | eng | |
dc.rights | Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa | |
dc.rights.licence | CC-BY | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl | |
dc.share.type | otwarte czasopismo | |
dc.subject.pl | Digital Grey Divide | |
dc.subject.pl | well-being | |
dc.subject.pl | cognitive reserve | |
dc.subject.pl | digital exclusion | |
dc.subject.pl | predictors of digital usage | |
dc.subject.pl | sustainability | |
dc.subtype | Article | |
dc.title | The Digital Divide and the elderly : how urban and rural realities shape well-being and social inclusion in the Sardinian context | |
dc.title.journal | Sustainability | |
dc.type | JournalArticle | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en |