Previous studies have examined how smartphones influence the life satisfaction of the
elderly, but the existence of conflicting conclusions suggests the existence of a “black box”.
In this study, using a survey from 941 elders, we examine whether smartphone use can
improve life satisfaction of the elders by inducing emotional affordance offered by social
networking Apps and functional affordance offered by healthcare system Apps. It is found
that both emotional affordance and functional affordance acted as intermediating variables …