Elderly's Uses and Gratifications of Social Media: Key to Improving Social Compensation and Social Pressure

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  • Jessica F. Y. Kong
  • Gordon Lee
چکیده

Thisarticleattempts tobuildabridgebetweentheexistingfactorand impactresearchonsenior citizens’useofsocialmedia.Arandomsampleof392seniorcitizenswassurveyed,and109ofthem weresocialmediausers.Thisarticleaimedtounderstandthereasonsforandthepotentialeffectsof usingsocialmediaonone’sperceivedaffectionatesupport,socialcompensationandsocialpressure. Theresultdemonstratedthatsocialmediacouldhelpseniorcitizensgainmoresocialcompensation andsocialpressure,whileaffectionatesupportcouldbeacquiredonlyviafacetofacecommunication. KEywoRdS Affectionate Support, Senior Citizens, Social Compensation, Social Media, Social Pressure, Uses and Gratifications

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IJCBPL

دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017