Examining Rural and Racial Disparities in the Relationship Between Loneliness and Social Technology Use Among Older Adults

Loneliness, the subjective negative experience derived from a lack of meaningful companionship, is associated with heightened vulnerability to adverse health outcomes among older adults. Social technology affords an opportunity to cultivate social connectedness and mitigate loneliness. However, rese...

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Main Authors: Kaileigh A. Byrne, Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky, Cheryl Dye, Lesley A. Ross, Kapil Chalil Madathil, Bart Knijnenburg, Sue Levkoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.723925/full