20.500.12556/RUL-175585 Use-by-proxy in later life a qualitative study with internet users and nonusers Increasing digitalization presents challenges for many people, especially older adults, who often have limited internet skills and engage in fewer online activities or are simply nonusers. Many therefore rely on use-by-proxy – indirect internet use through others. Drawing on the Model of Internet Engagement and on Resources and Appropriation Theory, this qualitative study examines factors that shape use-by-proxy among older internet users and nonusers. We identified six groups of factors that affect engagement in use-by-proxy: personal categories, positional categories, social resources, perceptions and motivations, internet proficiency, and social and cultural environment. Societal and personal expectations related to internet use create feelings of pressure and exclusion, which are compounded by media portrayals and stereotypes that reinforce perceptions of older adults lacking digital skills. Older adults did not constitute a homogeneous group disinterested in the internet but instead exhibited varying levels of awareness and engagement and need support tailored to their specific circumstances. indirect internet use use-by-proxy digital inequalities older adults qualitative study uporabniki interneta starostniki true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-11-05 08:39:42 2025-11-05 08:39:47 2026-06-17 04:10:52 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 9443–9461 no. 12 Vol. 42 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 303 1044-7318 10.1080/10447318.2025.2577782 255911171 Use-by-Proxy_in_Later_Life__A_Qualitative_Study_with_Internet_Users_and_Nonusers.pdf Use-by-Proxy_in_Later_Life__A_Qualitative_Study_with_Internet_Users_and_Nonusers.pdf 1 FBD5773CE512B5118358D851F942C287 92635471aa5ba403df87e763216d30d390c599040a07d69752b6c8b1f6fd1ff7 911301f4-697d-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=235739 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10447318.2025.2577782 0 cc48adb6-ba1a-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=221354 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0