Technophobia is described as вЂњabnormal fear or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology, affecting one third of the population, causing health problems and the inability to work efficientlyвЂќ. Technophobia, which is not an officially recognized mental illness, is the extreme and irrational fear of technology. The late adoption of technology and related products and services is a trend mostly observed in people who have misconceptions about technology, are technophobic, or lack information technology literacy. Although the benefits of computer learning and applications are abundant, evidence on the negative side has not been sufficiently investigated.Д¬omputer anxiety is вЂњconcept-specific and covers a wide variety of situations in which people interact with computersвЂќ (p. Existing literature indicates that some people may experience difficulties and frustration with technologies owing to both cognitive and psychological influences. Digital skills are now as vital as literacy, and the world needs digitally competent people who are able to not only use but also innovate and lead in using these technologies. Societies and economies are experiencing significant digital and technological changes. Thus, our findings highlight technophobia as a possible new risk factor for Italian adults because it can affect their daily life through low adherence to digital living rather than aging successfully, they could develop fragile aging. Adult inclusivity in digital living is inadequate and likely affects their quality of life. Based on our data, although lifelong learning is a powerful digital need, a considerable proportion of the adult population is not digitally skilled, enlarging the gap between young (native digital) and adult (digital and non-digital adults and seniors) populations. One-way analysis of variance and BonferroniвЂ™s post-hoc analysis showed that non-autonomous ( p < 0.01), low-frequency ( p < 0.01), and feeling-a-need-for-help users ( p < 0.01) had higher levels of computer anxiety. The results revealed technophobia features in the Italian adult population related to inadequate management of technology. Measured variables were computer anxiety and technology use ability. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 117 Italian participants (age range of 50вЂ“67 years). This study aimed to investigate the emotional impact of technology use in an Italian adult population and to detect technophobia.

Technophobia definition