Social media communication, traditional social interactions, and loneliness in later life: the role of physical functional limitations

Social media reduces loneliness among older adults with physical functional limitations both directly and by supporting traditional social interactions-particularly in-person meet-ups. Future social media designs and interventions could incorporate features that facilitate offline engagement, such as tools for coordinating in-person gatherings or streamlining phone communication, to more effectively address loneliness in this population.

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The Journals of Gerontology Series B
Published
2025-09-20
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https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf174
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Technology Use by Older Adults
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Social media communication, traditional social interactions, and loneliness in later life: the role of physical functional limitations

Guoping Jin, Xiayu Summer Chen, Wenxing Wei, Zhen-qiang Ma et al.
The Journals of Gerontology Series B
Technology Use by Older Adults
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Social media communication, traditional social interactions, and loneliness in later life: the role of physical functional limitations

Guoping Jin, Xiayu Summer Chen, Wenxing Wei, Zhen-qiang Ma, Kun Wang, Yanjun Dong, Yuhan Shuai
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Social media reduces loneliness among older adults with physical functional limitations both directly and by supporting traditional social interactions-particularly in-person meet-ups. Future social media designs and interventions could incorporate features that facilitate offline engagement, such as tools for coordinating in-person gatherings or streamlining phone communication, to more effectively address loneliness in this population.

The Journals of Gerontology Series BVol. 80(11)
University of Central Florida (US), Albany State University (US), University of Southern California (US), University of Pittsburgh (US), Nanyang Technological University (SG), Alabama School of Fine Arts (US), University of Alabama at Birmingham (US), University at Albany, State University of New York (US), Case Western Reserve University (US)
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