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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.3.001

The Effect of Online Social Relations Service Utilization on Life Satisfaction of Middle-aged and Older Adults : Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Social Support  

Um, Sa-Rang (Dept. of Gerontology, Kyung Hee University)
Shin, Hye-Ri (Dept. of Gerontology, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Young-Sun (Dept. of Gerontology, AgeTech-Service Convergence Major, Kyunghee University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.3, 2021 , pp. 1-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to verify the mediating effect of social support in the relationship between online social relations service utilization(PC, mobile) and life satisfaction for middle-aged and Older Adults. For this purpose, the '2017 Digital Devide Survey' data collected by the National Information Society Agency was used, and among 2,300 middle-aged and Older Adults aged 55 or older, 1,488 people using the Internet were selected as the final analysis target. Then, using the structural equation, the mediating effect of social support was verified in the between online social relations service utilization and life satisfaction. As a result, it was verified that higher levels of mobile-based social relations service utilization have a positive effect on social support and life satisfaction. Also, it was confirmed that social support has a mediating effect in the relationship between the utilization of mobile-based social relations service and life satisfaction. However, the utilization of PC-based social relations services did not show to affect social support and life satisfaction. Therefore, the results of this study can be used as basic data for practical measures to increase the connection between mobile-based social relationship service education and social support promotion education for middle-aged and Older Adults. In addition, the study is meaningful in that it overcomes the limitations of measuring the use of online social relations services as one, and selects tools that are practically effective by dividing them into mobile and PC.
Keywords
Middle-aged and Older Adult; Online Social Relations Service Utilization; Mobile; PC; Social Support; Life Satisfaction;
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