Elderly Population and New Age Technology

Internet Addiction of Older Women and Its Relationship With Social Influence and Social Networks Use as a Mediator

“…In addition, emotional dysregulation implies the use of the Internet to cope with unpleasant feelings. Thus, it is necessary to consider that the use of the Internet for communication and social activities is one of the most prevalent types of uses in the older population (Menéndez Álvarez-Dardet et al, 2020; Mohta & Halder, 2020). This purpose of use could be linked more frequently with the loss of track of online time (i.e., loss of control) and not necessarily as a means of coping with unpleasant feelings (i.e., emotional dysregulation).…”

“…Finally, we only address one type of Internet use, which is the most frequently used by older women (Mohta & Halder, 2020; van Deursen & Helsper, 2015). Future research should evaluate the relationship between other types of Internet use and symptomatology of IA to inform about other kinds of associations.…”

“…A meta-analysis that evaluated gender differences and IA found that women were more addicted to social networking and men were more addicted to gaming (Su et al, 2020). This evidence is also found in the older population, where older women use more social networks than men (Mohta & Halder, 2020;van Deursen & Helsper, 2015). Thus, the predominance of IA through social media by women is found across different cultures and geographic locations (Su et al, 2020).…”

“…In addition, the use of the Internet for communication is a relevant factor in understanding IA (Laconi et al, 2015). This link is crucial in the study of the older population because it is one of the most common uses (Menéndez Álvarez-Dardet et al, 2020; Mohta & Halder, 2020). Particularly social networking is related to higher PIU (Ioannidis et al, 2018).…”

“…This model is based on the relevant role of social influence for Internet use on the older population (Friemel, 2014; Macedo, 2017), and the observed link between social networking for communication with symptomatology of IA (Ioannidis et al, 2018; Laconi et al, 2015). Furthermore, we performed this analysis in older woman as they are more frequent users of social networks (Mohta & Halder, 2020; van Deursen & Helsper, 2015).…”