Internet use and depression among older adults

By Shelia R. Cotten, George S. Ford, Sherry Ford, T. Hale. Computers in Human Behavior, 2012

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The Benefits of Social Technology Use Among Older Adults Are Mediated by Reduced Loneliness (2016, background): “, bonding with others and bridging social networks).(1,15,16) Older adults often report using technology to prevent feelings of loneliness.”
Technology Use by Older Adults and Barriers to Using Technology (2014, background): “This is important as elders are at risk for social isolation and depression (Cotten et al., 2012; McCausland & Falk, 2012).”
Online social media fatigue and psychological wellbeing - A study of compulsive use, fear of missing out, fatigue, anxiety and depression (2018, unknown): “…& Pantic, 2015; B ł achnio et al., 2015; Jelenchick, Eickho ﬀ , & Moreno, 2013; Mok, Sing, Jiang, & See, 2014); intensity of social media use (Cotten, Ford, Ford, & Hale, 2012, Cotten, Anderson, & McCullough, 2013; Morrison & Gore, 2010); online communication (Wagner, Horn, & Maercker,…”
Internet Use and Subjective Well-Being in China (2016, background): “(Cotten et al. 2012; Ford and Ford 2009; Katsamanis 2006; Lelkes 2013; Shotwell 2002), we know of none that explores Internet use and well-being across the lifespan.”
A review of Internet use among older adults (2018, background): “Cross-sectional and longitudinal work report significant, inverse relationships between Internet use and depression (Cotten et al., 2012, 2014; Hamer and Stamatakis, 2014).”
Dividing the Grey Divide: Deconstructing Myths About Older Adults’ Online Activities, Skills, and Attitudes (2018, background): “Younger seniors, who were generally more educated and with greater economic means, tended to use the Internet more actively for a range of social benefits (Cotten et al., 2012).”
From internet access to internet skills: digital inequality among older adults (2019, background): “Although there are many benefits to going online in older adulthood – such as positive health outcomes associated with staying socially connected [16, 17] and opportunities for online work and Eszter Hargittai is grateful to the April McClain-Delaney and John Delaney Research Professorship at Northw”