文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Effects of Social Media Self-Efficacy on Informational Use, Loneliness, and Self-Esteem of Older Adults

作者：Chen, Yue[1,2];Gao, Qin[2]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Art Design & Media, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[2]Tsinghua Univ, Dept Ind Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

年份：2023

卷号：39

期号：5

起止页码：1121

外文期刊名：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

收录：;EI(收录号：20222112144063);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000794906100001)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000794906100001)】；

基金：This study was supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [No.2020M670362].

语种：英文

外文关键词：Economic and social effects

摘要：Social media is convenient for older adults to obtain and share information (i.e., informational use). However, a major barrier to using social media for older adults is their relatively low social media self-efficacy. The effects of this on informational use and mental well-being have not been well studied. Therefore, this study surveyed 276 older Chinese adults aged 60-90 and constructed a structural equation model. We found that higher social media self-efficacy was strongly and directly associated with more informational use, less loneliness, and higher self-esteem. It also positively affected happiness, mediated by loneliness and self-esteem. Informational use decreased loneliness but did not significantly affect self-esteem. We explained these results by the moderation effects of age and social media self-efficacy. This study confirmed the urgency of increasing older adults' social media self-efficacy for their mental well-being and successful aging. We also outlined design implications for increasing social media self-efficacy.