ReviewJournal of aging research2026
Bridging the Older Adult Digital Divide Through the Digital Habitus.
Review in Journal of aging research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Elderly Consumers' Risk of Accidental Subscription in Micro-Drama Platforms: A Demographic and Behavioral Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Beyond the digital divide: multi-group SEM examination of socioeconomic status, mHealth utilization, and urban-rural physical activity disparities in Indonesia.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Beyond access: how heterogeneity of internet use differentially shapes cognitive function among Chinese older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Bridging the Older Adult Digital Divide Through the Digital Habitus.Journal of aging research · 2026Review
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Abstract
This study investigates how older adults in Guangzhou navigate a rapidly digitalizing city through the lens of Bourdieu's habitus and capital. The study draws on semistructured interviews with 25 smartphone-owning adults aged 60+. Guangzhou's older adults follow path-dependent adaptation. Many use smartphones to continue familiar habits, while others adopt new routines. Yet, resistance persists when low education, limited resources, or fear of fraud reduce confidence. Adaptation is partial and uneven, with new practices layered onto old ones and strongly shaped by social position and intergenerational support. We conceptualize digital habitus as embodied dispositions toward technology and digital capital as access plus competencies that convert into economic (time/money savings), social (maintained/expanded networks), and cultural (media engagement) capital. Intergenerational support was a key strategy to bridge exclusion. The study contributes to Bourdieu's habitus theory by specifying when and how later-life dispositions adapt in digital fields. The study's originality also situates digital aging in urban China's smart-city governance. Findings inform inclusive design and training that build on existing routines to widen meaningful digital benefits.
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