The benefits of and constraints to participation in seniors' online communities

Leisure Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 247-266

  Nimrod, Galit ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

E leisure; Internet; older adults; psychological well being; successful ageing; virtual communities

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84898549486     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2012.697697     Document Type: Article

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