Older Adults' Use of Online Neighborhood Social Networks: Perceptions, Challenges and Effects
05 Jan 2021-pp 3913
About: This article is published in Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.The article was published on 2021-01-05 and is currently open access. It has received 1 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social media.
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Abstract: Social network sites SNSs are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach This special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together scholarship on these emergent phenomena In this introductory article, we describe features of SNSs and propose a comprehensive definition We then present one perspective on the history of such sites, discussing key changes and developments After briefly summarizing existing scholarship concerning SNSs, we discuss the articles in this special section and conclude with considerations for future research
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TL;DR: The results suggest that global measures of isolation, that fail to distinguish between social isolation and feelings of loneliness, may not detect the impact on physical and mental health in older adults.
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