Can the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Help Explain Subjective Well-Being in Senior Citizens due to Gateball Participation?

Chia-Chien Hsu, Brian Sandford, Chia-Ju Ling and Ching-Torng Lin
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Chia-Chien Hsu: Department of Tourism, Shih Hsin University, Taipei City 116, Taiwan
Brian Sandford: School of Construction, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762, USA
Chia-Ju Ling: Ph.D. Program in Management, Dayeh University, Changhua 51591, Taiwan
Ching-Torng Lin: Department of Information Management, Dayeh University, Changhua 51591, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: Promoting successful aging strategies through well-reasoned caregiving programs is, and should be, one of the main objectives of many government policies and their implementing agencies. Well-being has been considered an important indicator of successful aging. Leisure is a key life domain and a core ingredient for overall well-being. Yet, within well-being research, few studies have made the connection between leisure participation as accepted behavior and subjective well-being in senior citizens. This study proposed to examine the applicability of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) in explaining senior citizens’ decision-making processes in terms of leisure participation behavior and the effect of such behavioral engagement on subjective well-being. The respondents were senior citizens in Taiwan who played gateball and were aged 60 years or older. A total of 595 usable responses were obtained and used to answer the research question. The empirical results indicate that performance expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions are positively and significantly related to senior citizens’ gateball participation behavior. In addition, gateball participation behavior had a positive and significant effect on respondents’ subjective well-being. The results of this study not only extend the application of UTAUT in terms of participation behavior in leisure activities, but also can provide gateball associations and government entities a theoretical model for developing and promoting gateball programs which serve or involve the elderly, as well as helping older adults to pursue satisfactory levels of wellbeing.

Keywords: gateball; leisure participation behavior; senior citizens; subjective well-being; UTAUT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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