New Rules of Engagement: How Adaptation To Online Media Changes Older Adults' Social Connectedness

被引：10
作者：
Hage, Eveline [1 ]
van Offenbeek, Marjolein [1 ]
Boonstra, Albert [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Groningen, Fac Econ & Business, Dept Innovat Management & Strategy, NL-9700 AV Groningen, Netherlands
来源：
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION | 2020年 / 25卷 / 02期
关键词：
Older Adults; Social Connectedness; Online-Media Adaptation; Knowledge Development; Emotional Coping; Value Alignment; Use Behavior; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET USE; SUPPORT; SYSTEMS; NORMS; COMMUNICATION; LONELINESS; EDUCATION; SENIORS;
D O I：
10.1093/jcmc/zmz028
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
Older adults often struggle to adjust to the rapid changes in the digitizing media landscape. In this article, we study, first, how 10 older adults adapt new online media into their daily lives and, by doing so, adjust to the changing "rules of engagement" that guide online-media use in their social surroundings. Second, we analyze how this adaptation process generates change in older adults' social connectedness. Results suggest that older adults' non-use of popular online media results in social exclusion. Enhancing their social connectedness, requires older adults to (partially) conform to new communication norms and values. Based on our findings, we propose three adaptation strategies that enhance both offline and online social connectedness.
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页码：182 / 197
页数：16
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