Social networking sites and older users - A systematic review

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1041-1053

  Nef, Tobias ^a,b   Ganea, Raluca L ^a   Müri, René M ^a   Mosimann, Urs P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Facebook; older adults; social media; social networking sites; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGING; FAMILY LIFE; MOBILIZATION; PRIVACY; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; UTILIZATION;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84885449504     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000355     Document Type: Review

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