Subjective Social Capital and Loneliness for the Elderly: The Moderator Role of Line and Facebook Use

被引：12

作者：

Hsu, Long-Jing ^{[1
]}

Yueh, Hsiu-Ping ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Hsu, Shih-Hsien ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Ctr Artificial Intelligence & Adv Robot, Taipei, Taiwan

[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Psychol, Taipei, Taiwan

[3] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Bioind Commun & Dev, Taipei, Taiwan

来源：

SOCIAL MEDIA + SOCIETY | 2021年 / 7卷 / 03期

关键词：

loneliness; older adults; social capital; social media; social network site; OLDER-ADULTS; INTERNET USE; LATER LIFE; MEDIA USE; SITE USE; ONLINE; HEALTH; NETWORKING; CONSEQUENCES; ASSOCIATION;

D O I：

10.1177/20563051211043906

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Social media has become a vital source of communication for older adults, but its impact is still an ongoing debate. This study investigated the moderating effect of Line and Facebook use on social capital and loneliness in older adults, aged 55 or more, using data obtained from the 2018 Taiwan Communication Survey (TCS). Results from binary logistic regression indicated that older adult users of Line have a lower possibility of being lonely than those who do not use Line. Consistent with past studies, this study found that Line could be a form of social media that has a positive effect on the relationship between social capital and loneliness. Conversely, this article argues that Facebook does not have such a moderation effect. Overall, this study advances understanding of the impact of Facebook and Line on social capital and loneliness. The results are informative for future research on the effects of social media on the elderly.

引用

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