Examining Rural and Racial Disparities in the Relationship Between Loneliness and Social Technology Use Among Older Adults

• Main Authors: Kaileigh A. Byrne (Author), Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky (Author), Cheryl Dye (Author), Lesley A. Ross (Author), Kapil Chalil Madathil (Author), Bart Knijnenburg (Author), Sue Levkoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Loneliness, the subjective negative experience derived from a lack of meaningful companionship, is associated with heightened vulnerability to adverse health outcomes among older adults. Social technology affords an opportunity to cultivate social connectedness and mitigate loneliness. However, rese...