Bidirectional Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change and Attitudes Towards Own Aging With Social Media Use.
Serena SabatiniBethany R Wilton-HardingClive G BallardHelen BrookerAnne CorbettAdam HampshireTim D WindsorPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2023)
Although effect sizes were small, decreasing negative views on aging may help increase engagement of middle-aged and older people with social media. At the same time, fostering social media use could promote positive self-perceptions of aging.