ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A HELPING TOOL TO COPE WITH LONELINESS DURING THE LOCKDOWN

Keywords: pandemic, loneliness, online social networks, social capital, youth, social interaction, well-being. [...]according to the Annual Study of Social Networks 2019 by IAB and Elogia, 85% of internet users between 16 and 65 years old (inclusive) use these platforms, equally distributed by gende...

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Published inSEECI 2000 Vol. 56; pp. 249 - 263
Main Author Chas, Loreto Vázquez
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Madrid Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI (Sociedad Española de Estudios de la Comunicación Iberoamericana) 01.01.2023
Subjects
Cohesion
Internet
Loneliness
Pandemics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social capital
Social networks
Society
User behavior
Spain
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Summary:Keywords: pandemic, loneliness, online social networks, social capital, youth, social interaction, well-being. [...]according to the Annual Study of Social Networks 2019 by IAB and Elogia, 85% of internet users between 16 and 65 years old (inclusive) use these platforms, equally distributed by gender (51% women and 49% men) and age range (31% between 16 and 30 years old, 39% between 31 and 45 years old, and 30% between 46 and 65 years old). According to the same study, the most common activities on these networks are chatting or messaging contacts (65%), watching videos or listening to music (57%), seeing what their contacts are doing (45%), acquiring knowledge (39% ), publishing or posting content (34%), or commenting on current events (31%). [...]it can be appreciated that people mainly used these networks to stay connected with others and stay up-to-date on current events in an active way, which corresponds to the preponderance of the use of functions oriented towards maintaining social cohesion.
ISSN:1575-9628
1576-3420
DOI:10.15198/seeci.2023.56.e828