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Autor/inn/en | Tsang, Vivian H. L.; Tse, Dwight C. K.; Chu, Li; Fung, Helene H.; Mai, Chunyan; Zhang, Hanyu |
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Titel | The Mediating Role of Loneliness on Relations between Face-to-Face and Virtual Interactions and Psychological Well-Being across Age: A 21-Day Diary Study |
Quelle | In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (2022) 6, S.500-509 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Tsang, Vivian H. L.) ORCID (Chu, Li) ORCID (Fung, Helene H.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0165-0254 |
DOI | 10.1177/01650254221132775 |
Schlagwörter | Psychological Patterns; Interaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Computer Mediated Communication; Well Being; Mental Health; Age Differences; Adults; Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Individual Characteristics; Depression (Psychology); Hong Kong Interaktion; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Computerkonferenz; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Hongkong |
Abstract | Lack of social interaction is associated with a heightened sense of loneliness and, in turn, poorer psychological well-being. Despite the prevalence of communicating with others virtually even when physically alone, whether the social interaction--loneliness--well-being relationship is different between face-to-face and virtual interactions and between younger and older adults is relatively understudied. This 21-day diary study examined this question among younger (n = 91; M[subscript age] = 22.87) and older (n = 107; M[subscript age] = 64.53) Hong Kong participants during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic (March-May 2020). We found significant indirect effects of shorter face-to-face interaction time on poorer psychological well-being via a heightened sense of loneliness at the within-person level only among younger adults and at the between-person level only among older adults. Independent of loneliness, spending more time with others on virtual interactions was associated with better psychological well-being only among older adults. Taken together, while the mechanisms may be different across age groups, face-to-face interaction remains an effective way to reduce loneliness and enhance psychological well-being even at times when it is discouraged (e.g., pandemic). Although virtual interaction does not reduce loneliness, its positive impact on older adults' well-being sheds light on the utility of promoting technological acceptance in late adulthood. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |