The relationship between social media use and psychosocial outcomes in older adults: a systematic review

X Lei, D Matovic, WY Leung, A Viju… - International …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Social isolation and loneliness are prevalent in older adults and are detrimental
to physical and mental health. Social media use has been shown to be effective in …

The association between information and communication technologies, loneliness and social connectedness: A scoping review

B Petersen, N Khalili-Mahani, C Murphy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Older adults are at a higher risk of loneliness, compared to other demographics. The use of
Internet Communication and Technologies (ICTs) among older adults is steadily increasing …

The relational, emotional and infrastructural work of older people in pandemic digital interventions

D López-Gómez, I Rodríguez-Giralt - Information, Communication & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the dynamics of peer support and companionship among older adults
on a social networking site during the COVID-19 lockdown. Drawing from the authors' five …

Digital social connectedness as a lifeline for older people: Use and non-use of VinclesBCN during the pandemic

I Rodríguez-Giralt, D López-Gómez… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This article presents the results of a study that evaluated VinclesBCN during COVID-19. This
digital-based public social service aims to prevent loneliness and isolation in+ 65-year-old …

What kind of a problem is loneliness? Representations of connectedness and participation from a study of telepresence technologies in the UK

G Hughes, L Moore, M Hennessy, T Sandset… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Loneliness is represented in UK policy as a public health problem with consequences in
terms of individual suffering, population burden and service use. However, loneliness is …

Greater social network complexity mitigates pandemic-related negativity

E Haque, NR Harp, M Neta - Journal of Social and Personal …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Having strong, diverse social relationships is tightly linked to myriad physical and mental
health benefits by mitigating the negative impacts of adverse events. The COVID-19 …

Associations of Depression/Anxiety with Technology Use, Discontinued Use, and Nonuse in Older Adults

NG Choi, CN Marti, BY Choi - Clinical Gerontologist, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To examine correlates of the changes in technology use among older adults and
the associations of depression/anxiety symptoms with technology use changes. Methods We …

A More Connected Future: How Social Connection, Interdisciplinary Approaches, and New Technology Will Shape the Affective Science of Loneliness, a Commentary …

JE Pierce, VK Jones, M Neta - Affective Science, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The recent Special Issue of Affective Science considered “The Future of Affective
Science,” offering new directions for the field. One recurring theme was the need to consider …

[HTML][HTML] 四川省某地1035 名老年人心理状况特点及相关性分析

周贵, 杨永学, 刘佳, 冯蕾 - 昆明医科大学学报, 2023 - kyxuebao.kmmu.edu.cn
目的通过对成都市某地老年人开展问卷调查, 了解老年人心理状况, 探索老年人不同心理状况之
间的相关性, 为相关部门早期建立老年人心理状况干预策略找准切入点. 方法采用多阶段抽样 …

The Role of Sociability in Mental Health in Mid to Late Life during COVID-19

KL Fiori, A Rauer, CM Marini… - Journal of Social …, 2024 - scholarworks.waldenu.edu
Some adults in mid and late life may have been particularly sensitive to the negative effects
of social disruptions due to COVID-19 restrictions. The current study explored whether …