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Elder orphans on facebook: Implications for mattering and social isolation

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Francis, Jess·2022·Computers in Human Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107023PMC PMC8670727
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  • Two studies found that increased feeling of competence mediated the relationship between social media use and loneliness and wellbeing.

    “Two studies found that increased feeling of competence mediated the relationship between social media use and loneliness and wellbeing (Francis, 2022;Jung & Sundar, 2022).”

    From The relationship between social media use and psychosocial outcomes in older adults: A systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as Francis, 2022

    The Analyses & Results section (Hypotheses 3 & 4; page unavailable) reports that perceived mattering mediated the relationship between Facebook activity and loneliness. It does not identify the mediator as a feeling of competence or report well-being as an outcome of that mediation. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Francis, J.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Francis, Jess
Venue
Computers in Human Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-02
Volume
127
Pages
107023
ISSN
0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chb.2021.107023
PMC
PMC8670727
OpenAlex
W3199960501
Semantic Scholar
8692eeebf6f161c7d14252b8501a948a8c0c6b0e
Cited by
29
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2
FWCI
4.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
Facebook use, social media, loneliness, social isolation, mattering, older adults, living alone, social connectedness

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