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TY - JOUR
AU - AGUDO PRADO, SUSANA
AU - García-Sampedro, Marta
PY - 2020/06/27
Y2 - 2024/05/18
TI - SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A SUPPORT IN THE OLD AGE IN SPAIN
JF - Journal of Education Culture and Society
JA - JECS
VL - 11
IS - 1
SE - LOCAL CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
DO - 10.15503/jecs2020.1.343.352
UR - https://www.e-methodology.eu/index.php/jecs/article/view/1160
SP - 343-352
AB - <p><strong>Aim. </strong>This article presents the results of research whose aim is to establish if social networks are useful tools to promote social relationships and support for the elderly citizens.</p><p><strong>Method. </strong>One hundred thirty people over the age of 65 participated in the research. For this purpose, the scale “elderly people and social network” (elaborated <em>ad hoc</em>) was applied.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusion. </strong>The results obtained through descriptive analysis of the gathered data indicate that social networks provide support for elderly people who had already acquired digital competence in the past. The study also reveals that there are personal variables, especially of an educational nature, that determine the acquisition of an active role as generators and producers of digital content (prosumers). In conclusion, it could be said that social networks have a positive influence on the well-being of the elderly and their fight against undesirable loneliness. The more heterogeneous the social network is, the more active the elderly people are.</p>
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