Senior citizens on Facebook: How do they interact and why?

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Highlights:

• National survey of 639 senior citizens yields 352 (55%) Facebook users.

• Four major motivations characterize Facebook use among senior citizens.

• Social bonding and bridging predict most of their Facebook activities.

• Chatting and posting on others' walls account for most of their time on Facebook.

• Use of landline and feature phones negatively predict time spent on Facebook.

摘要

•National survey of 639 senior citizens yields 352 (55%) Facebook users.•Four major motivations characterize Facebook use among senior citizens.•Social bonding and bridging predict most of their Facebook activities.•Chatting and posting on others' walls account for most of their time on Facebook.•Use of landline and feature phones negatively predict time spent on Facebook.

论文关键词:Senior citizens,Facebook,Uses and gratifications,Facebook activities,Technological affordances,National survey

论文评审过程:Received 20 August 2015, Revised 18 February 2016, Accepted 19 February 2016, Available online 8 March 2016, Version of Record 8 March 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.080