Social Media Integration, Social Support, and Depression Among Older Adults.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Research in Gerontological Nursing Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI:10.3928/19404921-20250627-01

Ariz Amoroso Guzman, Mary-Lynn Brecht, Paul M Macey, Bernice Coleman, Harriet Aronow, Janet C Mentes

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Abstract

Purpose: Understanding how social media use (SMU) embedded in daily routines influences mental health in older adulthood is crucial. We explored whether integration-based SMU relates to depressive symptoms and whether social support mediates that link, considering online network size.

Method: A cross-sectional survey of 371 community-dwelling adults aged ≥55 years measured SMU integration, social support, depressive symptoms, demographics, health, and network size. Mediation analysis with bias-corrected bootstrapping assessed direct and indirect paths.

Results: Greater SMU integration corresponded with slightly higher depressive scores. Higher social support predicted lower symptoms but did not explain the SMU-depression association. Participants with medium-sized networks reported the strongest support; larger networks offered no additional benefit.

Conclusion: Deeply embedding social media in daily routines may modestly intensify depressive feelings, whereas maintaining a moderate circle of online ties seems most supportive. Interventions should foster balanced engagement and manageable networks among older adult users. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, xx(x), xx-xx.].

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社交媒体整合、社会支持与老年人抑郁

目的：了解融入日常生活的社交媒体使用（SMU）如何影响老年人的心理健康至关重要。考虑到在线网络的规模，我们探讨了基于整合的SMU是否与抑郁症状有关，以及社会支持是否介导了这种联系。方法：对371名年龄≥55岁的社区居民进行横断面调查，测量SMU整合、社会支持、抑郁症状、人口统计学、健康状况和网络规模。偏差校正自举的中介分析评估了直接和间接路径。结果：SMU整合程度越高，抑郁得分越高。较高的社会支持预示着较低的症状，但并不能解释smu -抑郁之间的关联。拥有中等网络的参与者表示最支持；更大的网络并没有带来额外的好处。结论：在日常生活中深度嵌入社交媒体可能会适度地加剧抑郁情绪，而保持适度的网络联系圈似乎是最有利的。干预措施应促进老年成人用户的平衡参与和可管理的网络。[老年护理研究，xx(x)， xx-xx.]

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Research in Gerontological Nursing NURSING-

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2.30

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6.20%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Research in Gerontological Nursing is a forum for disseminating peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, cutting-edge gerontological nursing research and theory to investigators, educators, academicians, clinicians, and policymakers involved with older adults in all health care settings. The Journal accepts manuscripts reporting research, theory, integrative and systematic reviews, instrument development, and research methods with the aims of improving the wellness and quality of care of the older adult population. Theory papers should advance gerontological knowledge, and integrative reviews should provide an analysis of the state of the science and provide direction for future research.