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The acceptance of assistive robots in eldercare is an emerging field of research, particularly due to the longevity of the ageing population. This study aimed to advance the modelling of the value-based adoption model to assess assistive robots' acceptance in eldercare. A group of 387 informal caregivers was surveyed. Perceived ease of use, financial risk, perceived usefulness and well-being were found to be the drivers of perceived value in the proposed model, whereas performance risk had no significant effect. Trust, well-being and perceived value were significant drivers of assistive robots' acceptance by informal caregivers. The findings hold potential implications for policy and practice, suggesting specific measures that assistive robot firms and relevant parties could adopt. The findings offer feasible recommendations for assistive robot firms and other relevant parties to enhance trust, promote well-being and maximise perceived value in the design and implementation of assistive robot technologies. These practical measures can contribute to more successful adoption of assistive robots, benefiting informal caregivers, eldercare service providers and policymakers alike. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• OGS as a solution to replace elderly's grocery trips to achieve independent living. • Capabilities approach and technology acceptance model are used to study intention. • The elderly intend to use OGS as their functional ability declines. • Independent living capabilities positively affect elderly's intention to use OGS. • Subjective well-being positively affects the elderly's intention to use OGS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mobile financial services have been adopted rapidly during the digitisation era. This study therefore aims to investigate the antecedents of mobile stock trading adoption among young investors. Using the structural equation modelling technique, this study develops an integrated theoretical framework from both the Technology Acceptance Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour using survey data from 373 young retail investors. The suggested model incorporates the six constructs of perceived risk, perceived benefits, perceived usefulness, attitude, perceived behavioural control and social influence and assesses how they affect the intention to adopt mobile stock trading. The results show a strong positive connection among attitude, perceived behavioural control, perceived benefits and intention towards mobile stock trading. We find that trust adds great explanatory power to perceived behavioural control, attitude and social influence in explaining investors' adoption intention. Surprisingly, perceived risk is not significantly correlated with adoption intention. This study has employed a comprehensive framework to understand the acceptance level of mobile stock trading. • Antecedents of the intention to adopt mobile stock trading were investigated. • A group of young investors was surveyed. • We found a strong correlation between attitude and the intention to adopt mobile stock trading. • Trust is important in explaining investors' adoption intention in mobile stock trading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]