Does social network site use buffer against well-being loss when older adults face reduced functional ability?
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Highlights：
• We study whether the Internet plays a role in dealing with age-related problems.
• SNS use reduced the negative effect of physical disability on well-being.
• Time spent on making online purchases had a similar effect.
• SNS use reduced the positive effect of physical disability on social loneliness.
• SNS use had no direct effects on well-being or social loneliness.
摘要
•We study whether the Internet plays a role in dealing with age-related problems.•SNS use reduced the negative effect of physical disability on well-being.•Time spent on making online purchases had a similar effect.•SNS use reduced the positive effect of physical disability on social loneliness.•SNS use had no direct effects on well-being or social loneliness.
论文关键词：Internet use,Aging,Health,Subjective well-being,Loneliness
论文评审过程：Received 5 August 2016, Revised 21 December 2016, Accepted 24 December 2016, Available online 26 December 2016, Version of Record 9 January 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.058
