Internet Use and Loneliness in Older Adults Export

@article{citeulike:2997595, abstract = {ABSTRACT Use of the Internet by seniors as a communication technology may lead to changes in older adult social relationships. This study used an online questionnaire to survey 222 Australians over 55 years of age on Internet use. Respondents primarily used the Internet for communication, seeking information, and commercial purposes. The results showed negative correlations between loneliness and well-being. Multiple regression analyses revealed that greater use of the Internet as a communication tool was associated with a lower level of social loneliness. In contrast, greater use of the Internet to find new people was associated with a higher level of emotional loneliness.}, author = {Sum, Shima and Mathews, Mark R. and Hughes, Ian and Campbell, Andrew}, citeulike-article-id = {2997595}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.0010}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cpb.2007.0010}, doi = {10.1089/cpb.2007.0010}, journal = {CyberPsychology \& Behavior}, keywords = {communication, elderly, internet, loneliness, well-being}, number = {2}, pages = {208--211}, posted-at = {2008-07-13 23:00:24}, priority = {2}, title = {Internet Use and Loneliness in Older Adults}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.0010}, volume = {11}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2997595 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2997595 N2 - ABSTRACT Use of the Internet by seniors as a communication technology may lead to changes in older adult social relationships. This study used an online questionnaire to survey 222 Australians over 55 years of age on Internet use. Respondents primarily used the Internet for communication, seeking information, and commercial purposes. The results showed negative correlations between loneliness and well-being. Multiple regression analyses revealed that greater use of the Internet as a communication tool was associated with a lower level of social loneliness. In contrast, greater use of the Internet to find new people was associated with a higher level of emotional loneliness. IS - 2 JF - CyberPsychology & Behavior EP - 211 TI - Internet Use and Loneliness in Older Adults VL - 11 SP - 208 KW - communication KW - elderly KW - internet KW - loneliness KW - well-being AU - Sum, Shima AU - Mathews, Mark AU - Hughes, Ian AU - Campbell, Andrew PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.0010 ER -