The effect of motor difficulty on the acquisition of a computer task: a comparison between young and older adults

Fezzani, K.; Albinet, Cédric T.; Thon, Bernard; Marquié, Jean-Claude

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“…As technological devices continue to shrink in size ( Thompson and Atkins, 2010 ), more precise motor control is needed for proper usage. Reduced button size has been shown to result in increased time on tasks and higher mental workload for older users ( Fezzani et al, 2010 ). In addition, given their age-related changes, effective technology-based training for older workers should be self-paced, highly structured, and incorporate a user-friendly and consistent interface to enhance learning outcomes ( Williams van Rooij, 2012 ; Wolfson et al, 2014 ).…”

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Job Crafting: Older Workers’ Mechanism for Maintaining Person-Job Fit

Wong

Tetrick

2017

Front. Psychol.

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Aging at work is a dynamic process. As individuals age, their motives, abilities and values change as suggested by life-span development theories (Lang and Carstensen, 2002; Kanfer and Ackerman, 2004). Their growth and extrinsic motives weaken while intrinsic motives increase (Kooij et al., 2011), which may result in workers investing their resources in different areas accordingly. However, there is significant individual variability in aging trajectories (Hedge et al., 2006). In addition, the changing nature of work, the evolving job demands, as well as the available opportunities at work may no longer be suitable for older workers, increasing the likelihood of person-job misfit. The potential misfit may, in turn, impact how older workers perceive themselves on the job, which leads to conflicting work identities. With the traditional job redesign approach being a top-down process, it is often difficult for organizations to take individual needs and skills into consideration and tailor jobs for every employee (Berg et al., 2010). Therefore, job crafting, being an individualized process initiated by employees themselves, can be a particularly valuable mechanism for older workers to realign and enhance their demands-abilities and needs-supplies fit. Through job crafting, employees can exert personal agency and make changes to the task, social and cognitive aspects of their jobs with the goal of improving their work experience (Wrzesniewski and Dutton, 2001). Building on the Life Span Theory of Control (Heckhausen and Schulz, 1995), we posit that job crafting, particularly cognitive crafting, will be of increasing value as employees age. Through reframing how they think of their job and choosing to emphasize job features that are personally meaningful, older workers can optimize their resources to proactively redesign their jobs and maintain congruent, positive work identities.

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Section: Time-related Changes In Jobsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Job Crafting: Older Workers’ Mechanism for Maintaining Person-Job Fit

Wong

Tetrick

2017

Front. Psychol.

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“…Providing large targets is particularly important for older users. Fezzani et al (2010) looked at the effect of target size on performance for younger and older individuals. The study showed that reducing the target size resulted in difficulties with pointing accuracy, increased the time per task and increased the mental cost associated with performance.…”

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Touch Screens for the Older User

Caprani¹,

O’Connor²,

Gurrin³

2012

Assistive Technologies

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This book offers the reader new achievements within the Assistive Technology field made by worldwide experts, covering aspects such as assistive technology focused on teaching and education, mobility, communication and social interactivity, among others. Each chapter included in this book covers one particular aspect of Assistive Technology that invites the reader to know the recent advances made in order to bridge the gap in accessible technology for disabled or impaired individuals.

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“…Dealing with smaller screens means smaller text and smaller spaces in which a user can tap a button. It has been shown that reducing the size of a target for selection results in difficulty in selecting the right target, increased task completion time, and increased cognitive pressure (Fezzani, Albinet, Thon, & Marquie, 2010) -all of which can dissuade the user from using an application.…”

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Challenges in Developing Applications for Aging Populations

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Majumder

et al. 2016

Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice

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Elderly individuals can greatly benefit from the use of computer applications, which can assist in monitoring health conditions, staying in contact with friends and family, and even learning new things. However, developing accessible applications for an elderly user can be a daunting task for developers. Since the advent of the personal computer, the benefits and challenges of developing applications for older adults have been a hot topic of discussion. In this chapter, the authors discuss the various challenges developers who wish to create applications for the elderly computer user face, including age-related impairments, generational differences in computer use, and the hardware constraints mobile devices pose for application developers. Although these challenges are concerning, each can be overcome after being properly identified.

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The effect of motor difficulty on the acquisition of a computer task: a comparison between young and older adults

Cited by 14 publications

References 36 publications

Job Crafting: Older Workers’ Mechanism for Maintaining Person-Job Fit

Job Crafting: Older Workers’ Mechanism for Maintaining Person-Job Fit

Touch Screens for the Older User

Challenges in Developing Applications for Aging Populations

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