Socializing targets of older adults’ SNS use: Social strain mediates the relations between older adults’ SNS use with friends and well-being outcomes

• Main Authors: TNG, Yue Qi Germaine, YANG, Hwajin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: life satisfaction; loneliness; mental well-being; older adults; social networking sites; social strain; social well-being; Gerontology; Social Media; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3620; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4878/viewcontent/20563051221094768_pvoa_nc.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Studies have yielded mixed findings regarding the relation between older adults’ social networking site (SNS) use and well-being. Drawing on socioemotional selectivity theory, we sought to examine whether older adults’ SNS use with different socializing targets (i.e., family vs friends) would differ...