Digital Leisure in Later Life: Facebook Use among Romanian Senior Citizens

Chiribuca, Dan; Teodorescu, Adriana

doi:10.33788/rcis.69.10

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“…Accordingly, an increasing number of studies are considering the digital leisure activities offered by new media [27,28]. Leisure researchers have examined the digital leisure engagement of not only young adults [29][30][31] but also older adults [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39].…”

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Social Networking as Leisure: An Attempt to Conceptualize Liquid Leisure

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Our research was intended to find out whether social networking is recognized and experienced as leisure or should be considered liquid leisure because its borders are fluid. This aim was connected to the broader question of whether there are still clear borders between work, leisure, and other life aspects. The research was designed as a cross-sectional ex-post-facto study. The survey examined data collected through a structured questionnaire completed and returned by 3451 respondents aged 15+ selected from the general population of the Czech Republic. The statistical significance of hypotheses was tested using χ2 statistics for two-way (C × R) and three-way (C × R × L) contingency tables. Only 752 (21.79%) respondents reported not having or using an online social network account. Even though there is no reason why social networking should not be considered leisure, there was a considerable discrepancy between those who considered social media a leisure activity (8.2%) and those who did not (78.21%). Therefore, this kind of leisure activity is conceptualized in this paper as a specific liquid leisure.

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Social Networking as Leisure: An Attempt to Conceptualize Liquid Leisure

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“…89 , 90 This further emphasizes the affirmative utility of social media for older adults, where the effective use of informational and social features serves as valid evidence supporting the theory of network gain. 91 Consequently, it becomes imperative to establish favorable conditions for older adults. This includes creating an age-friendly digital environment, encouraging older adults to surmount the barriers associated with the “access gap” and “usage gap”, and facilitating their transition from being part of the “silent majority” to gradually voicing their presence in the information flow.…”

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The Effect of Social Media Forwarding on Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Older Adults: A Moderated Mediation Model

Wang,

2024

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Purpose In the intersection of the aging and information era, the development of digital aging significantly influences the well-being of older individuals. Given the divergent findings in various studies exploring the effects of social media use on mental health, this study specifically examined the impact of forwarding, a prevalent social media behavior among older individuals, focusing on the effects of use intensity on their subjective well-being (SWB) and the specific mechanisms involved. Materials and Methods A total of 323 Chinese older adults completed the questionnaire. SPSS along with Hayes Process Models 4 and 7 was employed to test the hypotheses. Results The results indicated that social media forwarding intensity significantly and positively predicted SWB of older adults. This association was partially mediated by perceived social support (PSS) and self-esteem. Gender served as a moderator, highlighting that the positive predictive effects of forwarding intensity on PSS and self-esteem were more pronounced for older men than for older women. Further, the findings confirmed the existence of the moderated mediating effect such that the impact of forwarding on SWB was mediated through both PSS and self-esteem for older men, while, for older women, it was solely mediated by PSS. Conclusion This study revealed the positive impact of forwarding, a user-friendly social media function, on the well-being of older adults and elucidated the specific mechanisms through a moderated mediation model. In light of these findings, we propose customizing the development of age-friendly social media functions to address the diverse psychological needs of older adults, taking into account gender differences. These findings may offer valuable insights for constructing digital age-friendly platforms and fostering active aging development.

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“…The government, the universities and the professors should take steps to facilitate internet access and provide financial support to students. Socializing online on Facebook is a favorite option for young people, as they are familiar with this type of communication, but the elderly are skeptical about this option, and their familiarization with digital technologies is part of public policy [51]. Even if students use the Facebook social network frequently or even a few hours a day, it is not seen as a learning or research option, but only as a way to communicate, exchange information with friends and spend free time [52].…”

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Investigating the Attitudes of First-Year Students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Galati towards Online Teaching Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The paper identifies the perceptions of first-year undergraduate students from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Galati on online teaching activities, dominant and needful in the current pandemic context. The questionnaire used contains 23 items and was structured based on four distinctive factors, namely attractiveness, accessibility, motivation and efficiency; it was applied after the winter session of the academic year 2020–2021. The values of the internal consistency coefficient Cronbach’s alpha indicate for the four mentioned factors a high fidelity for the measurements of the investigated features. The results of the 147 completed questionnaires allowed the definition of the independent variables sex (boys and girls) and environment of origin (rural and urban) the identification of their influence on the scores of each item (dependent variables) by using the statistical technique MANOVA (multivariate and univariate analysis), besides the values of F and the corresponding significance thresholds; the magnitude of the effect, expressed by partial eta squared (Ƞ2p), was also calculated. Even if the averages of item scores differ between sexes and backgrounds, the differences noted are in few cases significant: attractiveness and socialization for those in urban areas; participation in activities and effective involvement for girls; technical deficiencies, platform logging and weak computer skills for those in rural areas; and an increase in free time for girls and students in urban areas. The study undertaken allows the identification of the favorable aspects and the shortcomings of online teaching activities, these being the premises for optimizing the teaching process in the following stages.

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Digital Leisure in Later Life: Facebook Use among Romanian Senior Citizens

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Social Networking as Leisure: An Attempt to Conceptualize Liquid Leisure

Social Networking as Leisure: An Attempt to Conceptualize Liquid Leisure

The Effect of Social Media Forwarding on Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Older Adults: A Moderated Mediation Model

Investigating the Attitudes of First-Year Students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Galati towards Online Teaching Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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