Why it is easier to slay a dragon than to kill a myth about older people’s smartphone use?

Infographic about older people’s smartphone activity over 28 days.

Infographic to show the results of our data collection related to smartphone activity logs over 28 days)between February and May 2019 in Canada, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. The total sample included older adults aged 60 to 79 (N=303), for the broader public.

Name of the organiser(s) and lead(s) and their affiliations

Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol and Andrea Rosales (Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya / Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain).

Alexander Peine, at the time of publication: Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht The Netherlands; today: Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands.

Eugène Loos of Utrecht University School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht.