Internet use and depression among older adults

Cotten, Shelia R.; Ford, George S.; Ford, Sherry Greenwood; Hale, Timothy M.

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.021

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“…Conversely, at least one study identified less depression among older users of the Internet (Cotten, Ford, G., Ford, S. & Hale, 2012). In spite of these somewhat mixed findings, however, certainly among younger users (middle school age through the college years), most research supports an ongoing concern about problematic use of or ad-diction to the Internet because of its association with social and psychological problems.…”

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Problematic Internet use and physical health

Kelley¹,

Gruber²

2013

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Background and aims: A considerable body of literature has emerged over the past two decades assessing the relationship between problematic or addictive use of the Internet and various indices of psychological well-being. Conversely, comparatively little research has assessed the relationship between problematic or addictive use of the Internet and one's physical health. Method: The current study assesses this relationship using a sample of college students (N = 133) who responded online to two questionnaires: the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ; Demetrovics, Szeredi & Rózsa, 2008) and the SF-36v2 Health Survey (Ware et al., 2008). Results: The findings indicate that problematic Internet use is associated with poorer physical health. These results are consistent with other data that assessed the relationship between these two variables. Furthermore, this relationship supersedes the influence of the number of hours spent online per day. Conclusions: The findings are discussed in terms of the limitations of the study design and conclusions that can be drawn from this preliminary empirical effort.

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Problematic Internet use and physical health

Kelley¹,

Gruber²

2013

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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“…It may also be important to take into consideration the impact of the changing constellations of face-to-face contact (online shopping, bank errands, and healthcare services). A reduction of face-to-face social contact may be felt more with older people, which may be a cause for depression (55), and ostracism.…”

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Factors influencing Internet usage in older adults (65 years and above) living in rural and urban Sweden

Berner

Rennemark

Jogréus³

et al. 2014

Health Informatics J

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Keywords:collaborative work practices and IT, health information on the Web, healthcare service innovation and IT, IT design and development methodologies, healthcare professional training Abstract:Older-adults living in rural and urban areas have shown to distinguish themselves in technology adoption; a clearer profile of their Internet use is important in order to provide better technological and healthcare solutions. Older-adults' Internet use was investigated across large to midsize cities and rural Sweden. The sample consisted of 7181 older-adults ranging from 59-100 years old. Internet use was investigated with: age, education, gender, household economy, cognition, living alone/or with someone and rural/urban living. Logistic regression was used. Those living in rural areas used the Internet less than their urban counterparts. Being younger and higher educated influenced Internet use; for older urban adults these factors as well as living with someone and http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/HIJ Health Informatics Journal F o r P e e r R e v i e w having good cognitive functioning were influential. Solutions are needed to avoid the exclusion of some older-adults by a society that is today being shaped by the Internet.

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“…Another possibility is the role of technology attitudes. Older people tend to have a less positive attitude toward technology than younger people; however, those older people with positive technology attitudes tend to benefit from the Internet at least as much as if not more than younger people (Cotten et al, 2012;Cotten et al, 2013;Tsai et al, 2015). Controlling for technology attitudes may allow the beneficial possibilities of Internet use shine through for older people.…”

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Benefits and harms from Internet use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain

Blank

Lutz

2016

New Media & Society

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Recent studies have enhanced our understanding of digital divides by investigating outcomes of Internet use. We extend this research to analyse positive and negative outcomes of Internet use in the United Kingdom. We apply structural equation modelling to data from a large Internet survey to compare the social structuration of Internet benefits with harms. We find that highly educated users benefit most from using the web. Elderly individuals benefit more than younger ones. Next to demographic characteristics, technology attitudes are the strongest predictors of online benefits. The harms from using the Internet are structured differently, with educated users and those with high levels of privacy concerns being most susceptible to harm. This runs counter to intuitions based on prior digital divide research, where those at the margins should be most at risk. While previous research on digital inequality has only looked at benefits, the inclusion of harms draws a more differentiated picture.

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Internet use and depression among older adults

Cited by 264 publications

References 29 publications

Problematic Internet use and physical health

Problematic Internet use and physical health

Factors influencing Internet usage in older adults (65 years and above) living in rural and urban Sweden

Benefits and harms from Internet use: A differentiated analysis of Great Britain

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