*Correspondence to Author: Carol C. McDonough University of Massachusetts Lowell How to cite this article: Carol C. McDonough.Determi- nants of a Digital Divide Among Able-Bodied Older Adults: Does “Feeling Too Old” Play a Role?”. International Journal of Aging Re- search, 2020, 3:60 eSciPub LLC, Houston, TX USA. Website: https://escipub.com/ Carol C. McDonough, IJOAR, 2020 3:60 International Journal of Aging Research (ISSN:2637-3742) Research Article IJOAR (2020) 3:60 Determinants of a Digital Divide Among Able-Bodied Older Adults: Does "Feeling Too Old" Play a Role?" While younger adults have embraced internet technology, older adults have lagged behind in internet adoption. An age-based digital divide has developed globally. This is a concern because digital literacy is becoming an essential, rather than an optional, skill. This paper investigates the reasons why some able-bodied older adults with access to the internet choose not to use the internet. Previous studies of the age-based digital divide have identifed income and education, and perceived need, as factors that influence internet use. This paper adds to knowledge on the age-based digital divide by studying the internet behavior of able-bodied older adults with internet access (rather than all old- er adults) and by investigating the association between “feeling too old to use the internet” and the internet use decision. This paper offers suggestions for bridging the age-based digital di- vide and discusses whether this divide will continue as younger adults, who are digital natives, become older adults. Keywords: age-based digital divide, internet use, older adults, too old for internet use, ageism, senior centers, internet need, technophobia, internet benefts Funding: This study was supported by partial funding by the University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Fine Arts, Human- ities, and Social Science and the author’s overhead funds. This research received approval from the University’s Institutional Re- view Board. The author declares no potential conficts of interest. Carol C. McDonough University of Massachusetts Lowell ABSTRACT IJOAR: https://escipub.com/international-journal-of-aging-research/ 1