THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES USE ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LONELINESS AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY
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The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of social network sites use on the quality of life and depression in the elderly, with loneliness and social connectivity as mediating variables. The sample, selected by purposive sampling technique, consisted of 284 older adults aged 60 years and over, using social network sites and living in Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province. The data were collected by questionnaires, which included a demographic data questionnaire, a social network sites use questionnaire, an intensity of social network sites questionnaire, a loneliness questionnaire, a social connectedness questionnaire, a quality-of-life questionnaire, and PHQ-9. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM).
The study found that the causal relationship model of factors affecting quality of life and depression in older adults after model adjustment was significantly consistent with empirical data (χ2 = 11.825, df = 1, p = .00, GFI = .984, CFI = .965, SRMR = .039, χ2/df = 11.825). The intensity of social network sites use had a statistically significant total effect on loneliness. Loneliness had both total and direct effects on depression and quality of life with statistical significance. Social connectedness also showed significant total and direct effects on loneliness, depression, and quality of life. In terms of indirect effects, social connectedness influenced quality of life through the mediating role of loneliness.
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