Research On The Relationship Between We Chat Use And Loneliness Of Urban Older Adults

With the innovation of media technology and the rapid development of mobile Internet,it is increasingly common for the older adults to use We Chat.In many places,We Chat has become an important part of the life of urban older adults.And it also has a subtle influence on their psychology and cognition.The purpose of this research is to use quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the relationship between We Chat use and loneliness of the older adults,starting from the behavior of We Chat use by the urban older adults.The research surveyed urban older adults aged 55 and above who use We Chat as the survey object in the three main urban areas of Jiujiang City through questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews.After analyzing the data of effective samples,it was found that demographic characteristics have a certain influence on the We Chat use behavior of urban older adults.Compared with elderly people,younger people have a higher dependence on We Chat,and they use We Chat to meet interpersonal communication,information acquisition and the need for self-expression is more intense.At the same time,the gender difference in motivation for self-expression is obvious,which women use We Chat for self-expression more than men.There is no significant correlation between the older adults' We Chat usage intensity and loneliness.The four motivations of We Chat use have a significant negative correlation with loneliness of older adults,but interpersonal communication and information acquisition motives have a greater impact on the loneliness of older adults and can significantly suppress the loneliness of older adults.We Chat usage dependence has a significant positive correlation with the loneliness of older adults.It can significantly improve the loneliness of older adults.In addition,in the regression analysis,it was found that marital status and physical health also have an important impact on loneliness of older adults.As a social tool,the urban older adults use We Chat to communicate with people,expand social interaction,and express themselves moderately,which can satisfy their desire for information acquisition and communication with others,and effectively reduce loneliness.Once they are addicted to the virtual space created by We Chat and We Chat moments,and used We Chat excessively to form a pathological dependence will not only relieve their loneliness,but will even further aggravate the loneliness experience.The effective suppression of this phenomenon requires the joint efforts of all parties to resolveit.The older adults must use We Chat moderately while continuously improving themselves and media literacy;children need to actively communicate with the older adults and strengthen the cultural feedback to the older adults;urban communities should play a standard guiding role and conduct offline digital skills development activities for the older adults;companies should develop products and services that are more suitable for the older adults.All sectors of the society will help the elderly actively spend their old age.