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Examining the Interplay of Sociodemographic and Sociotechnical Factors on Users’ Perceived Digital Skills
| Resumo: | The rapid pace of technological advancements of the last decades, accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, has increased the importance of digital skills for individuals, businesses, and society. However, despite efforts to increase digital ownership and educational initiatives, the digital divide remains a persistent issue and a barrier to social inclusion. Digital exclusion is not limited to access vs. no access but encompasses a spectrum of participation influenced by factors such as geographical location, skills, motivation, and identity. The study explores what sociodemographic and sociotechnical aspects shape users’ digital skills. It is based on an online survey of English internet users aged between 20–55 with school-aged children (N = 2,004), to measure their digital skills across six dimensions and analyzes the relationship between these skills and sociodemographic and sociotechnical variables. Results show that among the sociodemographic aspects, including gender, age, education level, employment status, income, and residential area, only income significantly contributes to distinguishing groups per level of digital skills. The study also shows that motivation gap, access gap, usage gap, and social support, are all associated with individuals’ digital skills. |
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| Autores principais: | Ragnedda, Massimo |
| Outros Autores: | Ruiu, Maria Laura; Calderón-Gómez, Daniel |
| Assunto: | digital divide; digital inequalities; digital poverty; digital skills; internet users |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Cogitatio Press |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Media and Communication |
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| author | Ragnedda, Massimo |
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| spelling | en-USExamining the Interplay of Sociodemographic and Sociotechnical Factors on Users’ Perceived Digital SkillsRagnedda, MassimoRuiu, Maria LauraCalderón-Gómez, Danieldigital divide; digital inequalities; digital poverty; digital skills; internet usersCopyright (c) 2024 Massimo Ragnedda, Maria Laura Ruiu, Daniel Calderón-Gómezhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8167DOIhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8167URLHasVersionhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/8167/3793URLHasVersionhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/downloadSuppFile/8167/3924URLHasVersionhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/downloadSuppFile/8167/3925URLHasVersionhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8167DOI2024-05-29en-USThe rapid pace of technological advancements of the last decades, accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, has increased the importance of digital skills for individuals, businesses, and society. However, despite efforts to increase digital ownership and educational initiatives, the digital divide remains a persistent issue and a barrier to social inclusion. Digital exclusion is not limited to access vs. no access but encompasses a spectrum of participation influenced by factors such as geographical location, skills, motivation, and identity. The study explores what sociodemographic and sociotechnical aspects shape users’ digital skills. It is based on an online survey of English internet users aged between 20–55 with school-aged children (N = 2,004), to measure their digital skills across six dimensions and analyzes the relationship between these skills and sociodemographic and sociotechnical variables. Results show that among the sociodemographic aspects, including gender, age, education level, employment status, income, and residential area, only income significantly contributes to distinguishing groups per level of digital skills. The study also shows that motivation gap, access gap, usage gap, and social support, are all associated with individuals’ digital skills.Cogitatio Pressapplication/pdfen-USMedia and Communication; Vol 12 (2024): Practices of Digital In- and Exclusion in Everyday Life2183-243910.17645/mac.i446engjournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501literatureVoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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| title | Examining the Interplay of Sociodemographic and Sociotechnical Factors on Users’ Perceived Digital Skills |
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