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ERIC Number: EJ656784
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Internet Use among Young and Older Adults: Relation to Psychological Well-Being.
Chen, Yiwei; Persson, Anna
Educational Gerontology, v28 n9 p731-44 Oct 2002
Surveys of Internet use and psychological well-being completed by 178 young and 218 older adults found differences on dimensions of well-being. All younger and 18% of older adults used the Internet. There was no significant correlation between Internet use and well-being. Older Internet users had higher incomes and educational attainment and better health than older nonusers. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Internet, Older Adults, Well Being, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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