Attitudes of active older Internet users towards online social networking
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Highlights：
• We analyse attitudes of active older Internet users toward online social networking and factors affecting their use.
• Findings give insight in actual knowledge of active older Internet users about the online social networks.
• Age, gender and education are the most important factors affecting the use of online social networks.
• Use of online social networks is positively correlated to Skype use.
• Active older Internet users use online social networks to maintain social relationships and to prevent loneliness.
摘要
•We analyse attitudes of active older Internet users toward online social networking and factors affecting their use.•Findings give insight in actual knowledge of active older Internet users about the online social networks.•Age, gender and education are the most important factors affecting the use of online social networks.•Use of online social networks is positively correlated to Skype use.•Active older Internet users use online social networks to maintain social relationships and to prevent loneliness.
论文关键词：Active older Internet users,Social media,Online social networks,Information communication technology (ICT),Social behaviour
论文评审过程：Received 20 December 2014, Revised 17 August 2015, Accepted 17 September 2015, Available online 25 September 2015, Version of Record 25 September 2015.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.014
