노인들의 인터넷 이용후의 만족이 사회활동에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between satisfaction factors after internet uses and social activities of the older people. The subjects of the study were 275 older people who are studying and using an internet in Busan. The analysis of frequencies, factor analysis, reliability test, multiple regression analysis were employed. Results are as follows. First, as the subjects, older people using an internet were more educated compared to average educational years of age over 50 in Korea. Second, 3 factors like intellectual inquiry, personal relations and old media uses were classified as satisfaction factors since they have used an internet. Third, social activity was assumed as dependent variables and 3 factors of satisfaction were assumed as independent variables. Older people who had more intellectual inquiry are more likely to have positive social activities. The study suggests as follows. 1) Internet can be played as the media to give the vital power to older people. 2) customer-served information education program should be developed to emphasize the positive effect of internet. 3) many contents of new media for many level of older people should be developed. 4) vocational education based on using internet ability should be provided to the older people in order to get new job or new career.