Investigating m-Health Acceptance from a Protection Motivation Theory Perspective: Gender and Age Differences

2015165 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Xitong Guo · Harbin Institute of Technology

Xiaocui Han · Harbin Institute of Technology

Xiaofei Zhang · Harbin Institute of Technology

Yuanyuan Dang · Harbin Institute of Technology

Abstract

Gender and age play different roles between threat appraisal and coping appraisal factors in the acceptance of m-health. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Topics & Keywords

Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Behavioral Health and Interventions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

Volume 21, Issue 8, pp. 661-669

DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0166

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