제목(국문)
고령자 1인 가구의 디지털 리터러시와 온라인 커뮤니티 및 사회참여: MZ세대 및 고령자 1인-다인 가구 집단 비교를 중심으로
제목(영문)
Elderly One-person Households' Digital Literacy, Online Community Activities, and Social Participation : Focusing on the Comparison of MZ Generation and the Elderly Single-Person and Multi-Person Households
논문저자
박노일,정지연
학술지
한국소통학보 제21권 제2호
게재일자
2022.5.
링크
https://www-dbpia-co-kr.libproxy.cha.ac.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE11257089
초록(영문)
The rapid rise of one-person households living alone as well as low birth rate and aging populations is steep. Unlike the MZ generation who is called as digital natives, digital literacy of senior one-person households living alone is an important factor, because it is directly related to their survival beyond social isolation. The purpose of this research is to investigate empirically the differences between digital literacy and online community activities as well as social participation between the single and multi-person households of the elderly and MZ generation. Also it aims to explore the causal model of digital literacy to online community activities and social participation. According to the analysis of 4,408 data collected by the Korea Institute for Information and Communication Policy (KISDI) in 2020, compared to multi-person households, one-person households of the elderly group showed significantly lower levels of digital literacy, online community activities, and social participation. In the one-person household group of the MZ generation, the level of digital literacy did not promote both online community activities and social participation. On the other hand, in the one-person household group of the elderly, the impact of digital literacy on social participation was not directly shown, but by mediating the level of online community activities. These results are significant in that they reaffirm the digital gap between the single and multi-person households of the elderly, while providing a foundation for practical and academic discussions that facilitate online community interaction among one-person households of the elderly in order to promote their social participation.
