ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Patterns of Internet Use, and Associations with Loneliness, amongst Middle-Aged and Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Digital connectivity and healthy aging in China: how Internet use shapes subjective well-being through social engagement and isolation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Navigating the digital landscape: Relationship between type of internet use and well-being among students-A mediation and moderation analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Purposes of Internet Use and Its Impacts on Physical and Psychological Health of Korean Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Longitudinal association between frequency of Internet use and incident disability among community-dwelling older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan.Cureus · 2023Article
- Verification of the Effectiveness of a Communication Application in Improving Social Connectedness and Physical Health among Unacquainted Older Men: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Does the Internet Bring People Closer Together or Further Apart? The Impact of Internet Usage on Interpersonal Communications.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Shared Destiny in the Digital Era: Sensation Seeking, Loneliness, and Excessive Internet Use among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Mainland China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The relationship between internet use preference and loneliness among college students during COVID-19: The chain mediating effect of online social support and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Social Isolation in Community-Dwelling Older Adults During COVID-19: Understanding the Role of Resilience.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Loneliness among older adults is a major societal problem with consequences for health and wellbeing; this has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The present study investigated associations between internet use, including frequency and type of use, and loneliness in a large UK sample of middle-aged and older adults, aged 55-75 (
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