The Moderating Effect of Different Types of Internet Use on the Relationship between Transitional Aging Changes and Self-esteem of Older Adults

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dc.contributor.authorLai, Gabriel Chun-Hei
dc.contributor.authorKwok, Ron Chi-Wai
dc.contributor.authorRochelle, Tina
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Alvin Chung-Man
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yanyan
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Shanshan
dc.contributor.authorWong, George Yui-Lam
dc.contributor.authorLu, Angel
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T07:56:41Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T07:56:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the moderating effect of different types of Internet use regarding the relationship between three transitional aging changes and self-esteem of older adults. The current paper is still in progress; this is a research-in-progress paper. An aging population increases government expenditures and family responsibilities, thus drawing more attention from the academic community. Recent research posits that self-esteem tends to decline in individuals from the ages around 50-65 due to role loss, social loss, and dissatisfaction resulting from unaccomplished life goals. To address this issue, previous studies considered that the general use of the Internet may help to enhance self-esteem among older adults. To fill this research gap, the present study proposes that the cultural use of the Internet could moderate role loss of older adults, while social use of the Internet could mitigate social loss. Furthermore, economic use could moderate the dissatisfaction of unfulfilled life goals. Regarding various theoretical contributions, this is the first study to apply different types of Internet use, so as to investigate its moderating effect concerning the relationship between transitional aging changes and self-esteem. Findings of the present study can also help shed light on interventions for the caregiver in both community centers and the domestic environment to moderate the decline of self-esteem among older adults. The data will be collected through surveys distributed to District Elderly Community Centers (DECCs) in Hong Kong. Multiple regression analysis will then be utilized to test the moderating effect of each type of Internet use.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.464
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/64206
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectSeniors' Use of Digital Resources
dc.subjectdissatisfaction of life
dc.subjectinternet use
dc.subjectrole loss
dc.subjectself-esteem
dc.subjectsocial loss
dc.titleThe Moderating Effect of Different Types of Internet Use on the Relationship between Transitional Aging Changes and Self-esteem of Older Adults
dc.typeConference Paper
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