Riitta Hänninen
Biographic Data
| ID | 376748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riitta Hänninen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riitta |
| FAMILY NAME | Hänninen |
| SIGNATURE | HÄNNINEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5455-2802 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Navigating mobile technologies
Older age cohorts have been found to exhibit both less interest and less use of digital technologies than younger cohorts, which suggests that they may be less flexible in comparison to younger technology users. However, frequency is not the only differentiating factor between age groups in the context of mobile technology use, as the specific ways in which technologies are used also play a significant role in the daily lives of older adults (65+…
Warm experts among us
This critical conceptual analysis explores the key challenges associated with warm experts, such as family members and friends, in providing informal digital support in later life. We examine the challenges that stem from the dyadic relationship between warm experts and older adults, as well as the individual, social and societal characteristics of being a warm expert with limited resources to provide digital support to older adults. In conclusio…
The paradoxes and pragmatics of digital leisure in later life
In previous studies, older adults (65+) are commonly regarded as a heterogeneous group of technology users who do not utilise digital technologies as frequently or comprehensively as younger age cohorts.There has, however, been less emphasis on how and why digital technologies are used by older adults, especially in terms of their critical attitudes towards digital leisure, which serves as a source of digital, and thereby social, inclusion in lat…
Revisiting digital participation as a prerequisite of digital inclusion
The article analyses the key challenges of digital participation as a concept in the context of digital inclusion. Based on the conceptual analysis, digital participation is a complex concept with ambiguous interrelations with its close concepts, such as digital inclusion. Furthermore, the definition of digital participation varies depending on the perspective or who defines it and to what end. Lastly, many conceptualizations of digital participa…
Exploring stakeholder perspectives on user involvement in designing digital public services for older adults
Digital public services can enhance well-being but also increase inequalities in society. Drawing from the Access Rainbow Model, we investigate user involvement in designing digital public services for and with older adults from the perspectives of Finnish stakeholders. First, (1) we ask what the typical challenges for older adults are accessing digital public services according to the stakeholders. Second, (2) we explore how stakeholders view th…
Investigating the multifaceted role of warm experts in enhancing and hindering older adults’ digital skills in Finland
Despite widespread digitalization, certain marginal and societal groups can still encounter challenges in the digital world. Promoting digital inclusion and digital support aims to reduce these disparities and enable equal participation. In this article, we examine the quality and dynamics of informal learning and digital support provided by warm experts from the perspective of older adults' subjective experiences. Specifically, we ask ( Based on…
Older Adults Learning Digital Skills Together
In later life, digital support is predominantly received outside of formal education from warm experts such as children, grandchildren, and friends. However, as not everyone can rely on this kind of informal help, many older adults are at risk of being unwillingly left without digital support and necessary digital skills. In this article, we examine non-formal digital support and peer tutoring as a way to promote digital and social inclusion thro…
Individual and shared digital repertoires – older adults managing digital services
The rise of public and other non-recreational digital services is based on the idea of catering to the daily needs of the citizens cost-efficiently and with ease. Previous research has approached the use of digital services mainly from the perspective of an individual, while the significance of shared practices of use has attracted only a little attention. In this article, we (1) examine the incentives and limitations associated with the use of n…
Digital Transformations in Care for Older People
Digital Transformations in Care for Older People
Exploring heterogeneous ICT use among older adults
In this article, we (1) examine the various forms of support required by older users (75+) of digital technology and (2) provide a concrete, everyday life rationale for why warm experts play such a pivotal role in the processes of adopting and using ICT. Although warm experts are usually not older adults themselves, they provide an important mediating view on the technology use among older people that has not been rigorously addressed in previous…
Refamilisation in the broadband society – the effects of ICTs on family solidarity in Finland
In this article we explore the effects that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) have on family relations in Finland. The idea of ‘new connectivities’ works as a starting point for the study directing attention to ICT-mediated forms of being together with distant family members. The research data consists of 22 student reports encompassing a total of 133 informants from extended Finnish families. Extended group interview (EGI) te…
Biodiversity value and the optimal location of forest conservation sites in Southern Finland
Exploring heterogeneous ICT use among older adults
In this article, we (1) examine the various forms of support required by older users (75+) of digital technology and (2) provide a concrete, everyday life rationale for why warm experts play such a pivotal role in the processes of adopting and using ICT. Although warm experts are usually not older adults themselves, they provide an important mediating view on the technology use among older people that has not been rigorously addressed in previous…
Refamilisation in the broadband society – the effects of ICTs on family solidarity in Finland
In this article we explore the effects that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) have on family relations in Finland. The idea of ‘new connectivities’ works as a starting point for the study directing attention to ICT-mediated forms of being together with distant family members. The research data consists of 22 student reports encompassing a total of 133 informants from extended Finnish families. Extended group interview (EGI) te…
The paradoxes and pragmatics of digital leisure in later life
In previous studies, older adults (65+) are commonly regarded as a heterogeneous group of technology users who do not utilise digital technologies as frequently or comprehensively as younger age cohorts.There has, however, been less emphasis on how and why digital technologies are used by older adults, especially in terms of their critical attitudes towards digital leisure, which serves as a source of digital, and thereby social, inclusion in lat…
Navigating mobile technologies
Older age cohorts have been found to exhibit both less interest and less use of digital technologies than younger cohorts, which suggests that they may be less flexible in comparison to younger technology users. However, frequency is not the only differentiating factor between age groups in the context of mobile technology use, as the specific ways in which technologies are used also play a significant role in the daily lives of older adults (65+…
Warm experts among us
This critical conceptual analysis explores the key challenges associated with warm experts, such as family members and friends, in providing informal digital support in later life. We examine the challenges that stem from the dyadic relationship between warm experts and older adults, as well as the individual, social and societal characteristics of being a warm expert with limited resources to provide digital support to older adults. In conclusio…
Biodiversity value and the optimal location of forest conservation sites in Southern Finland
Refamilisation in the broadband society – the effects of ICTs on family solidarity in Finland
In this article we explore the effects that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) have on family relations in Finland. The idea of ‘new connectivities’ works as a starting point for the study directing attention to ICT-mediated forms of being together with distant family members. The research data consists of 22 student reports encompassing a total of 133 informants from extended Finnish families. Extended group interview (EGI) te…
Exploring heterogeneous ICT use among older adults
In this article, we (1) examine the various forms of support required by older users (75+) of digital technology and (2) provide a concrete, everyday life rationale for why warm experts play such a pivotal role in the processes of adopting and using ICT. Although warm experts are usually not older adults themselves, they provide an important mediating view on the technology use among older people that has not been rigorously addressed in previous…
Digital Transformations in Care for Older People
Digital Transformations in Care for Older People
Older Adults Learning Digital Skills Together
In later life, digital support is predominantly received outside of formal education from warm experts such as children, grandchildren, and friends. However, as not everyone can rely on this kind of informal help, many older adults are at risk of being unwillingly left without digital support and necessary digital skills. In this article, we examine non-formal digital support and peer tutoring as a way to promote digital and social inclusion thro…
Individual and shared digital repertoires – older adults managing digital services
The rise of public and other non-recreational digital services is based on the idea of catering to the daily needs of the citizens cost-efficiently and with ease. Previous research has approached the use of digital services mainly from the perspective of an individual, while the significance of shared practices of use has attracted only a little attention. In this article, we (1) examine the incentives and limitations associated with the use of n…
Exploring stakeholder perspectives on user involvement in designing digital public services for older adults
Digital public services can enhance well-being but also increase inequalities in society. Drawing from the Access Rainbow Model, we investigate user involvement in designing digital public services for and with older adults from the perspectives of Finnish stakeholders. First, (1) we ask what the typical challenges for older adults are accessing digital public services according to the stakeholders. Second, (2) we explore how stakeholders view th…
Investigating the multifaceted role of warm experts in enhancing and hindering older adults’ digital skills in Finland
Despite widespread digitalization, certain marginal and societal groups can still encounter challenges in the digital world. Promoting digital inclusion and digital support aims to reduce these disparities and enable equal participation. In this article, we examine the quality and dynamics of informal learning and digital support provided by warm experts from the perspective of older adults' subjective experiences. Specifically, we ask ( Based on…
Navigating mobile technologies
Older age cohorts have been found to exhibit both less interest and less use of digital technologies than younger cohorts, which suggests that they may be less flexible in comparison to younger technology users. However, frequency is not the only differentiating factor between age groups in the context of mobile technology use, as the specific ways in which technologies are used also play a significant role in the daily lives of older adults (65+…
Warm experts among us
This critical conceptual analysis explores the key challenges associated with warm experts, such as family members and friends, in providing informal digital support in later life. We examine the challenges that stem from the dyadic relationship between warm experts and older adults, as well as the individual, social and societal characteristics of being a warm expert with limited resources to provide digital support to older adults. In conclusio…
The paradoxes and pragmatics of digital leisure in later life
In previous studies, older adults (65+) are commonly regarded as a heterogeneous group of technology users who do not utilise digital technologies as frequently or comprehensively as younger age cohorts.There has, however, been less emphasis on how and why digital technologies are used by older adults, especially in terms of their critical attitudes towards digital leisure, which serves as a source of digital, and thereby social, inclusion in lat…
Revisiting digital participation as a prerequisite of digital inclusion
The article analyses the key challenges of digital participation as a concept in the context of digital inclusion. Based on the conceptual analysis, digital participation is a complex concept with ambiguous interrelations with its close concepts, such as digital inclusion. Furthermore, the definition of digital participation varies depending on the perspective or who defines it and to what end. Lastly, many conceptualizations of digital participa…
Technology Use by Older Adults (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · World Wide Web (5 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Digital Inclusion (3 works) · Inclusion (mineral (3 works) · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (3 works)