Study On The Motivation Of WeChat Use In The Elderly Based On The Realization Of Happiness

In the 21 st century,China has become one of the countries with increasing aging and speed in the world.The aging society not only brings many social problems such as old-age security and medical security,but also affects all aspects of society,economy and culture.The report of the 18 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China also proposed to actively respond to the aging of the population.In the new media era,the number of elderly people using social media has steadily increased year by year.And with the development of smart media,more and more elderly people are willing to contact social media and speak in social media.The timely interactivity,fun,and newness of social media attracts more and more active use of the elderly.From the perspective of positive psychology,everyone is a positive individual who has the potential to get the most out of life and live a happy life.As an important group in the society that must be taken seriously,the elderly can be better integrated into the social environment from the perspective of realizing their own values and pursuing a happy life.Then the social psychological problems brought about by the aging of China's population will be better.solved.Through the questionnaire method and interview method research,this paper uses the "Implementation of Happiness Questionnaire" and "The WeChat Use Motivation Questionnaire for the Elderly" to investigate 214 elderly people over 60 years old,and obtain the happiness level of the elderly group.The total score is 5.91 points,which is higher than the general level of achieving the total score of happiness,which is at a high level.The average score of each dimension of happiness is between 5.55 and 6.66,and the highest score is self-discovery;the average score of male and female in the six dimensions based on the motivation of using WeChat to achieve happiness is basically the same from high to low.The overall motivation level of women's WeChat is higher than that of men;the motivation level of WeChat in 70-75 years old is higher than that of other age groups;the motivation level of WeChat in marital status is "divorce" is higher than other marital situations;the elderly with the education level of “junior high school and below” have the highest motivation level for WeChat;the oldest people who live with their children have the strongest motivation to use WeChat,which is higher than the other three cases;the daily use time of WeChat is 3-5 hours.The use of WeChat in the elderly is the most motivated;the realization of happiness in the elderly and the use of WeChat based on the realization of happiness are significantly correlated in six dimensions,and are positively correlated.It can be seen that the higher the level of happiness achieved by the elderly,the stronger motivation for using the medium based on achieving happiness is.