Intersectionality Lens for Smartphone Adoption Among Female Older Adults

Jia Yue Tan, Kin Meng Cheng, Ah Choo Koo, Chui Yin Wong

2024

Abstract

Older adults are usually underrepresented in the discourse of smartphone adoption and are often subjected to stereotypes that create negative perceptions of their ability to use the technology. In a gender-stereotyped society, female older adults face even more challenging situations for their technology adoption experiences. Intersectionality has emerged as a dynamic theory that recognises individuals as members of multiple groups can simultaneously experience various forms of privilege, vulnerability, and disadvantages. To examine the adoption of smartphones among female older adults, we adapt the intersectionality lens to explain the adoption or non-adoption issues and factors. The objectives of this study are to explore intersectionality in smartphone usage for female older adults, review their usage and needs through related literature. This review study aims to identify motivating factors and barriers for smartphone technology adoption among female older adults in Malaysia. The findings show that using an intersectionality lens, the study identified how smartphone use by female older adults is influenced by a range of interconnected factors. This study offers valuable insights for scholars conducting similar research and highlights the importance of considering diverse and interconnected factors in technology adoption.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tan J., Cheng K., Koo A. and Wong C. (2024). Intersectionality Lens for Smartphone Adoption Among Female Older Adults. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Creative Multimedia - Volume 1: ICCM; ISBN 978-989-758-733-7, SciTePress, pages 5-13. DOI: 10.5220/0013295400004557

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iccm24,
author={Jia Tan and Kin Cheng and Ah Koo and Chui Wong},
title={Intersectionality Lens for Smartphone Adoption Among Female Older Adults},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Creative Multimedia - Volume 1: ICCM},
year={2024},
pages={5-13},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013295400004557},
isbn={978-989-758-733-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Creative Multimedia - Volume 1: ICCM
TI - Intersectionality Lens for Smartphone Adoption Among Female Older Adults
SN - 978-989-758-733-7
AU - Tan J.
AU - Cheng K.
AU - Koo A.
AU - Wong C.
PY - 2024
SP - 5
EP - 13
DO - 10.5220/0013295400004557
PB - SciTePress