| Title |
Differences in Grocery Shopping Travel Behaviors Among Young-old and their Online Grocery Shopping Patterns |
| Authors |
박하나(Park, Hana) ; 양서인(Yang, Seo In) ; 장유진(Jang Eujin) ; 박소현(Park, Sohyun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2026.42.1.219 |
| Keywords |
Young-old; Online grocery shopping; Walking mobility; Food environment; Super-aged society; Aging in Place (AIP) |
| Abstract |
South Korea is nearing a super-aged society, and adults in their 60s now tend to have greater digital familiarity and more active lifestyles
than older cohorts. This study examines how online grocery shopping relates to grocery shopping travel and walking behavior among adults
in their 60s living in Mangwon-dong, Seoul, a residential neighborhood characterized by mixed housing types. Data were collected through
7-day food-related travel diaries and surveys from 40 participants, evenly divided between online grocery shoppers and non-shoppers. The
study set two hypotheses: first, that online shoppers would make fewer grocery shopping trips, and second, that online shoppers would walk
less frequently than non-shoppers. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare weekly trip frequencies between groups. The results did not
support either hypothesis. Instead, online shoppers recorded more grocery shopping trips, with a median of 4.0 trips/week compared to 2.5
trips/week among non-shoppers. They also reported more walking trips, with a median of 3.0 trips/week compared to 0.5 trips/week among
non-shoppers. Both differences were statistically significant (p<0.05). These outcomes indicate that online shopping may complement rather
than replace offline activities. This underscores the importance of rethinking how digital services influence activity patterns among older
adults and how neighborhood environments can support these patterns. The study offers preliminary insights for food environment planning
and neighborhood design that promote healthy aging in an increasingly aged urban society. |