Bidirectional Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change and Attitudes Toward Own Aging With Social Media Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We test whether higher awareness of age-related gains (AARC-gains), lower awareness of age-related losses (AARC-losses), and more positive attitudes toward own aging (ATOA) are cross-sectionally related to more frequent social media use. We also investigate the strength and direction of the associations of AARC-gains, AARC-losses, and ATOA with social media use over 1 year, from before to after the onset of the coronavirus 2019 pandemic.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from 8,320 individuals (mean age = 65.95 years; standard deviation = 7.01) and longitudinal data from a subsample of 4,454 individuals participating in the UK PROTECT study in 2019 and 2020. We used ordered regression models, linear regression models, and tests of interaction. Models were adjus

SUBMITTER: Sabatini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394997 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature