Journal Name:
- Journal of Educational and Instructional Studies in the World
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Abstract (Original Language):
The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the attitudes of aged people towards
technology and their perceived self-competence. The data for the study was collected from 96 elderly people
randomly selected among residents between the ages of 50 and 70 in the Bahçelievler District of Istanbul. The
data was collected through the “Self-Competence Scale” and the “Scale to Reveal the Level of Technology Use
for the Elderly”. As a result of the data analysis, it was revealed that the self-competence perceptions of the
aged do not differ depending on the variables of gender, educational level or marital status. On the other hand,
it was found that their perceived self-competence of the participants differed depending on the variables of
age and family members they live with. The difference arising from the age variable was found to be in favor of
the group between the ages of 61 and 70 while the difference resulting from the variable of family members
was found to be in favor of the group living with their spouses. While the perceived self-competence of the
participants differed significantly in terms of the variable of asking for help to use technology, no significant
difference was found when it comes to the variable of the knowledge about the technological devices. It was
revealed that the aged mostly ask for help while using electrical household appliances and cell phones. As a
result, it can be concluded that as people get older, their perceived self-competence scores increase; also, aged
people living with their spouses have higher levels of self-competence perception when compared to other
group. Finally, it was found that those mostly asking for help to use cell phones have high level of selfcompetence
perception.
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