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- PublikationDaily TV Use and Meaning in Life Among Older Adults. The Moderating Role of Selective and Compensatory TV Use(Routledge, 07.12.2022) Hofer, Matthias; Birrer, Alena; Eden, Allison; Seifert, Alexander [in: Mass Communication and Society]Older adults (60+) spend a considerable amount of time watching TV. This can have important implications in terms of their daily sense of meaning in their life. Applying the selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) model, we argue that the impact of the daily amount of time spent watching TV on daily perceptions of meaning in life is moderated by whether TV is generally used in a compensatory or selective manner. We present data from an intensive longitudinal study with N = 101 healthy older (60+) adults. Data were collected over five consecutive days. Compensatory and selective TV use were treated as a general strategy and thus as a trait-like variable measured in a baseline survey. Results show that the effect of the amount of daily television use on daily perceptions of meaning in life depends on the extent to which TV is generally used in a compensatory fashion as indicated by a cross-level interaction between compensatory TV use (between-person level 2) and daily self-reported TV use (within-person level 1) on daily perceptions of meaning in life. We discuss these findings in terms of both theoretical and methodological considerations.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
- PublikationDigitally Savvy at the Home Office. Computer Skills of Older Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Europe(Frontiers, 26.04.2022) König, Ronny; Seifert, Alexander [in: Frontiers in Sociology]Digital skills can be a valuable resource in work life, especially in such times as the current COVID-19 pandemic, during which working from home has become new reality. Although increasing numbers of older employees (aged 50 years and above) are using digital technologies to work remotely, many of these older adults still have generally lower digital skills. Whether the pandemic will be a push factor for the acquisition of computer skills in late working life remains unclear. This study investigated the explanatory factors of the computer skills gained by older workers who were working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, using representative data for 28 countries from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The analysis of the survey responses of 11,042 employed persons aged 50 years and older revealed that, 13% worked only at home due to the pandemic, while 15% said they worked at home and in their usual workplace. The descriptives indicate that full-time homeworking is more of an option among those with tertiary education and who already have some computer skills. Of the older employees who worked only at home, 36% reported an improvement in their computer skills, whereas of the older workers who worked at home and at their usual workplaces, only 29% reported such an improvement. Our results based on logistic regressions suggest that significantly more women, younger employees, respondents with tertiary educational qualifications, and those whose work was not affected by unemployment or even business closure acquired new computer skills, regardless of whether they were working permanently or only partly from home. The study underlines the importance of investigating the possible digital skills gained from the home office situation resulting from the pandemic.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
- PublikationDigital transformation of everyday lives of older Swiss adults. Use of and attitudes toward current and future digital services(Springer, 11.01.2022) Seifert, Alexander; Charness, Neil [in: European Journal of Ageing]Digital (consumer) services, such as ticket machines, self-checkout, and online reservations, have become increasingly important in modern society. Studies on adoption of these services and openness to using future public digital services (e.g., online voting, online taxes, electronic patient records) have mostly focused on younger adults or nonrepresentative samples among older adults. Therefore, two important questions remain that can best be addressed with representative sampling: To what extent do older adults use or are willing to use current and future digital services in their everyday lives? How do older adults evaluate the ease of use of these services?. The study included data on use of current and future digital services among a large Swiss sample of 1149 people age 65 years and older (mean age: 74.1 years, SD: 6.69). Descriptive and multivariate analyses showed that (a) established services such as cash machines were used more often than new services, such as self-checkout apps or machines. (b) Perceived ease of use is related to age, socioeconomic status, health, and interest in technology. (c) Only 8.9% had an overall positive attitude toward these digital services, and this attitude was predicted by age, gender, socioeconomic status, and interest in technology. (d) Participants were more often open to filing taxes online than voting online, and openness was predicted by age, income, and interest in technology. Today, mainly older adults with a high interest in technology use digital services. Nevertheless, potential for greater use is evident.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
- PublikationWahrgenommene Einschränkungen während der COVID-19-Pandemie bei älteren Personen in der Schweiz(Springer, 10.01.2022) Seifert, Alexander; Hassler, Benedikt; Pfeuffer, Andreas [in: HeilberufeScience]01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
- PublikationDigitalisierung in der Gesundheitsförderung im Alter(Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz, 2022) Seifert, Alexander; Weber, Dominik [in: Gesundheitsförderung für und mit älteren Menschen]04A - Beitrag Sammelband
- PublikationIKT-Nutzung im Kontext von Gesundheit und Fitness im Alter(Springer, 2022) Seifert, Alexander; Schelling, Hans Rudol; Ring-Dimitriou, Susanne; Dimitriou, Minas [in: Aktives Altern im digitalen Zeitalter]Fitness- und Gesundheitswerte werden heute meist digital mit Wearables und Apps gemessen. Es gibt jedoch kaum Studien, welche die alltägliche Nutzung dieser Selbstvermessungstechnologien bei älteren Personen empirisch erforschen. Der vorliegende Bericht untersucht diese Nutzung anhand von Ergebnissen aus einer repräsentativen Schweizer Bevölkerungsbefragung, bei der 1149 Personen ab 65 Jahren befragt wurden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Wearables und Gesundheits-Apps noch eher selten von älteren Personen genutzt werden; dennoch sind hier Nutzungspotenziale erkennbar.04A - Beitrag Sammelband
- PublikationRetrospective feelings of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic among residents of long-term care facilities(Elsevier, 2022) Huber, Andreas; Seifert, Alexander [in: Aging and Health Research]The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had an incisive effect on residents living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Local governments have introduced restrictive measures because of the danger posed by this virus. One increasing negative effect of these implementations among residents living in LTCFs is their subjective feelings of loneliness. This study assumed that these measures weighed heavily particularly on residents living in LTCFs, as this group of older people could not decide for themselves whether or how they should be implemented. Thus, this study investigated the retrospectively reported subjective loneliness of residents living in LTCFs. On a large-scale Swiss survey (N = 828; mean age: 87.78, 75% female), residents of 22 LTCFs filled out a questionnaire on their subjective feelings of loneliness during the pandemic. The retrospective loneliness scores of the residents living in LTCFs were found to exceed those reported in other studies focusing on community-dwelling older people. Multivariate regression analyses showed that females, individuals with lower values of joy in life and life satisfaction, and individuals who were not satisfied with the manner in which their care home coped with the COVID-19 measures significantly felt lonelier. Therefore, the subjective feelings of loneliness of residents in LTCFs should be monitored very carefully. As the measures have still not been completely lifted, residents of LTCFs are assumed to still experience social isolation and be at high risk of encountering prolonged feelings of loneliness, which can be detrimental to their mental health and well-being.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
- PublikationPartizipative Forschung Schweiz. Forschungsbericht einer nationalen Befragungsstudie(Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, 01.10.2021) Seifert, Alexander; Yang, Anna Yerim; Tönsmann, Susanne; Schäfer, Mike S.Das Projekt «PartizipationCH» wurde Anfang 2020 initiiert und konnte Ende 2020 mit einer nationalen Befragungsstudie erstmals Informationen zur Bereitschaft der Gesamtbevölkerung, sich an partizipativen Forschungsprojekten zu beteiligen, in der Schweiz sammeln. Im Rahmen einer repräsentativen Befragung (N = 1’394 Personen) der Schweizer Bevölkerung ab 18 Jahren wurden Erfahrung, Meinung, Einstellung und Motivation zu partizipativen Formen der Forschung erhoben. Durch eine repräsentative Studie der Bevölkerung konnte eine belastbare Basis für zukünftige Studien erbracht werden02 - Monographie
- PublikationWie digital sind soziale Einrichtungen in der Schweiz?(AvenirSocial, 04/2021) Bestgen, Sarah; Seifert, Alexander [in: SozialAktuell]01B - Beitrag in Magazin oder Zeitung
- PublikationImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Perception of Aging Among Older Adults(SAGE, 26.02.2021) Seifert, Alexander [in: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine]The COVID-19 pandemic has created a pattern of physical distancing worldwide, particularly for adults aged 65+. Such distancing can evoke subjective feelings of negative self-perception of aging (SPA) among older adults, but how this pandemic has influenced such SPA is not yet known. This study, therefore, explored SPA at different time phases of the COVID-19 pandemic to explain the pandemic’s impact on SPA among older adults. The analysis employed a sample of 1,990 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 to 95 (mean age = 72.74 years; 43% female) in Switzerland. Data collection from different older adults within one study occurred both before and after Switzerland’s first confirmed COVID-19 case. The descriptive analysis revealed that negative SPA increased, and positive SPA decreased, after the Swiss government recommended physical distancing. After the Federal Council decided to ease these measures, negative SPA slightly decreased and positive SPA increased. According to the multivariate analysis, individuals interviewed after the lockdown were more likely to report greater levels of negative SPA and lower levels of positive SPA. Age, income, and living alone also correlated with SPA. The results suggest that the pandemic has affected older adults’ subjective views of their own aging, and these findings help illustrate the pandemic’s outcomes.01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift