Understanding Mobile SNS Usage for Aging People in China: A Perspective from Motivations, Trust and Attitude

Zeng, Zhongping; Liu, Liu; Han, Ye; Liu, Zhaoyin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39949-2_25

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“…Empirical studies have also indicated that older adults' main motivation for using SNSs is to stay connected with old friends and maintain intergenerational ties (e.g., Jung & Sundar, 2016). Prior research on WeChat found that it offers older adults a low-barrier user experience for alternative communication (Guo, 2017), and older adults are aware of the technological opportunities that WeChat provides to make up for their reduced intergenerational communication in offline settings (Zeng et al, 2016). In particular, Stevic et al (2021) revealed that communicative smartphone use positively influenced well-being for adults older than 63 years but not for younger adults.…”

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When Does WeChat Usage Decrease Loneliness? A Panel Study Examining the Moderating Roles of Age and Perceived Network Supportiveness

Zhang

Yang

Jung

2022

Social Science Computer Review

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Moving beyond examining overall social networking site (SNS) use, this study examined the influence of three types of WeChat activities on loneliness, considering the moderating roles of age and perceived network supportiveness on WeChat. Results of a two-wave panel survey with Chinese WeChat users ( N = 1202 at Time 1, N = 740 at Time 2) revealed that frequent directed communication, content consumption, and broadcasting on WeChat did not directly influence participants’ loneliness across age cohorts over time. However, the effects of WeChat activities on loneliness were contingent upon a user’s age. Moreover, the positive role of WeChat activities in alleviating loneliness was significant only for users who perceived higher levels of network supportiveness on WeChat. For users who perceived lower levels of network supportiveness, frequent WeChat activities led to increased loneliness over time. These findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the implications of mobile SNS use on well-being across generations in the longitudinal context.

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Section: Theoretical Perspectives On the Effects Of Sns Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

When Does WeChat Usage Decrease Loneliness? A Panel Study Examining the Moderating Roles of Age and Perceived Network Supportiveness

Zhang

Yang

Jung

2022

Social Science Computer Review

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“…As of September 2018, the number of WeChat monthly active users over 55 ages in China reached 63 million (WeChat Open Class, 2019). With the increase in the use of WeChat, many aspects of the life of the elderly were also affected: through using WeChat, they can maintain communication with relatives and friends, experience a more entertaining life, and learn new knowledge (Zeng et al, 2016), but some old adults were also affected by false information on WeChat caused they deceived. In addition, they depended on WeChat and ignored real social situations (Lulu, 2018).…”

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Experiences and Factors Affecting Using WeChat among Urban Empty-Nesters: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Yang

Yao

Yang

et al. 2021

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Background In an era where population aging and social information are intertwined, the elderly need to learn to use electronic products, but due to aging and other reasons, the process of learning to use it is not easier than that of young people. The elderly, especially the empty-nesters whose children are not around, need to adapt to using electronic products in their daily lives. Objective To explore the experiences of using WeChat for the urban empty-nesters. Methods A qualitative descriptive design was used in this study. A total of 14 registered empty-nesters who had used WeChat in Fuzhou communities were recruited via convenience and purposive sampling methods. Data were collected through individual, semi-structured, and face-to-face interviews and were analyzed according to the content analysis approach. Results Data analysis led to the identification of four categories and ten sub-categories including the following: (1) uncertainty about WeChat dependence (dependence or no dependence on WeChat), (2) positive experience (providing life convenience, improving spiritual life, and consciously advancing with the times), (3) negative experience (disgusting false information, disgusting negative reports), and (4) influencing using WeChat factors (Physiology, education, social support). The identification of these experiences and factors could help community workers to develop strategies to enhance older adults, especially empty-nesters’ utilization rate of electronic products such as WeChat and eventually adapt to the information society. Conclusions Informatization is unstoppable. Nowadays, the elderly must use electronic products, but the situations of the elderly using electronic products such as WeChat are different, and influencing factors are also different. Taking positive experiences of using WeChat as a reference promotes the elderly to participate in the information age. And taking negative experiences as a reference provides an early warning for other people using WeChat.

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Towards design for renegotiating the parent-adult child relationship after children leave home

Muñoz

Ploderer

Brereton

2018

Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

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Understanding Mobile SNS Usage for Aging People in China: A Perspective from Motivations, Trust and Attitude

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

When Does WeChat Usage Decrease Loneliness? A Panel Study Examining the Moderating Roles of Age and Perceived Network Supportiveness

When Does WeChat Usage Decrease Loneliness? A Panel Study Examining the Moderating Roles of Age and Perceived Network Supportiveness

Experiences and Factors Affecting Using WeChat among Urban Empty-Nesters: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Towards design for renegotiating the parent-adult child relationship after children leave home

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