Social Media Use and Loneliness Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Social Contact and Perceived Social Support

Loneliness is a risk factor for poor quality of life among older adults. Social media use provides a new dimension of communication for older adults to connect with people and to maintain social relationships. However, research has been inconclusive about whether social media use reduces loneliness...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Kunyu, Burr, Jeffrey, Kim, Kyungmin, Silverstein, Nina, Song, Qian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7741109/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1028

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7741109/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1028

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