Does internet use worsen old-age loneliness during pandemics? A gendered analysis of the SHARE data.

Despite internet use potentially reducing loneliness among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic, quantitative research in this area is limited. Our study addresses this gap by exploring how internet use affects loneliness worsening in old age across Europe from a gendered perspective. We adopt...

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Published in:	Ageing & Society Vol. 45; no. 12; pp. 2564 - 2587
Main Authors:	Sala, Emanuela, Terraneo, Marco, Cretazzo, Federica, Zaccaria, Daniele
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Dec2025
Subjects:	Europe Mental health Sex distribution Internet Quantitative research Social networks COVID-19 pandemic Old age Research funding Scientific observation Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test World health Surveys Odds ratio Loneliness in old age Intraclass correlation Comparative studies
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