Social Grooming on Social Media and Older Adults’ Life Satisfaction: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model

IF 3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2023-12-06 DOI:10.1177/08944393231220487

Piper Liping Liu, T. E. D. Yeo

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Abstract

Despite the growing prevalence of social media usage among older adults, the impact for their well-being remains unclear. This study investigates the impact of social grooming on social media (SGSM) on the life satisfaction of a representative sample ( N = 591) of older adults (aged 55 and above) in Taiwan. Using an indirect effects paradigm, the study examines the mediation mechanisms of bridging social capital and perceived social support in the relationship between SGSM and life satisfaction. Additionally, the moderating effect of social network size (SNS) is assessed. The results indicate that bridging social capital and social support fully and sequentially mediate the influence of SGSM on older adults’ life satisfaction. Furthermore, SNS is identified as a significant moderator in this sequential mediating effect. These findings contribute to the existing literature on social media use and highlight the importance of understanding the impact of SGSM on life satisfaction and other psychological outcomes for older adults. The results also emphasize the need to consider the unique characteristics and specific needs of older adults, and to promote and assist them in effectively using social media to expand their social networks and acquire social support, which are crucial for their life satisfaction.

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社交媒体上的社交疏导与老年人的生活满意度：测试调节中介模型

尽管社交媒体的使用在老年人中越来越普遍，但对他们健康的影响尚不清楚。本研究以台湾地区591名55岁及以上的老年人为研究对象，探讨社交媒体上的社交修饰对生活满意度的影响。本研究采用间接效应研究范式，探讨了社会资本和感知社会支持在大学生主观幸福感与生活满意度关系中的中介作用机制。此外，还评估了社交网络规模的调节作用。研究结果表明，社会资本和社会支持之间的桥接作用在老年人生活满意度的影响中起着完整而有序的中介作用。此外，SNS在这一顺序中介效应中起着重要的调节作用。这些发现有助于现有的关于社交媒体使用的文献，并强调了理解社交媒体对老年人生活满意度和其他心理结果的影响的重要性。研究结果还强调需要考虑老年人的独特特征和特殊需求，促进和帮助老年人有效地使用社交媒体来扩大他们的社会网络，获得社会支持，这对他们的生活满意度至关重要。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

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9.00

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.