The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers

You-Te Lu; Yi-Hsing Chang; Tien-Wen Sung

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a

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You-Te Lu ¹ ^* , Yi-Hsing Chang ¹, Tien-Wen Sung ²

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¹ Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology² Fujian University of Technology, China^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

In terms of functionality, today’s mobile devices allow users to surf the Internet, monitor e-mail, watch and share videos and pictures, interact on social-networks and utilize a large array of software-driven applications. Much research concerns motivation and satisfaction in the school system, but there is little empirical evidence of how these factors affect older farmers. While mobile technologies and social media have changed the value and importance of human connections, it is necessary to understand the interaction between motivation and satisfaction with life for older famers. This study determines the relationships between motivation, the use of mobile devices and satisfaction with life for older farmers. Key factors are operationalized using scales that are widely used and tested. A survey is distributed to participators and a multiple regression is used to determine whether positive motivation for the use of the Internet and mobile devices predicts the scale for the satisfaction with life. This study contributes to related subjects by determining factors that could be optimized with a view to enhancing learning and satisfaction with life for old farmers.

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motivation
Mobile technology
old farmers
satisfaction with life

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2017, 4009-4020

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Lu, Y.-T., Chang, Y.-H., & Sung, T.-W. (2017). The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(7), 4009-4020. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a

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Lu YT, Chang YH, Sung TW. The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(7):4009-20. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a

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Lu YT, Chang YH, Sung TW. The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(7), 4009-4020. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a

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Lu, You-Te, Yi-Hsing Chang, and Tien-Wen Sung. "The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 7 (2017): 4009-4020. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a

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Lu, Y.-T., Chang, Y.-H., and Sung, T.-W. (2017). The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(7), pp. 4009-4020. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a

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Lu, You-Te et al. "The Relationship between Motivation, the Use of Mobile Devices and Satisfaction with Life for Older Farmers". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 7, 2017, pp. 4009-4020. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00769a