Measurement Invariance of Social Media Use in Younger and Older Adults and Links to Socioemotional Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Social media use has been linked to socioemotional health; however, less is known regarding whether these associations are moderated by age. Additionally, as the use of social media in older adult populations is rapidly increasing, there is a greater need for the investigation of psychometric properties of social media usage scales before determining age differences in the impact of social media on socioemotional health outcomes.

Research design and methods

Using an online adult life-span sample (n = 592), the current cross-sectional study tested the measurement invariance of the general social media usage subscale of the Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale across younger (aged 19-54) versus older (aged 55-81) adults and whether ag

SUBMITTER: Sharifian N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057130 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature