Domain-specific Internet use and social participation in older adults: the role of affective attitudes toward digital device use
Nicole Memmer, Sophie Kniepkamp, Anna Schlomann, Laura I Schmidt, Julia Krönung, Anna-Lena Schubert, Hans-Werner Wahl · 2026
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Description
How older adults use the web shapes their social lives. Nicole Memmer leads a 2026 study of adults in their late sixties to nineties. Web use splits into social, facts, and fun domains. Each domain may link to company in a different way.
Data came from 648 adults living at home. Feelings and thoughts about tech were both measured. Warm feelings toward tech tied to all use domains. Clear thinking about tech showed no such tie. Younger age also meant more use overall. Social use linked to less loneliness. Fact use linked to more social activity. Fun use linked to less activity, a warning sign.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nicole Memmer, Sophie Kniepkamp, Anna Schlomann, Laura I Schmidt, Julia Krönung, Anna-Lena Schubert, Hans-Werner Wahl |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48108 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |