FROM IRRITATION TO OLDER ADULTS’ WELL-BEING: THE CASE OF FACEBOOK

3 Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 Research objective 8 Chapter 2: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 9 2.1 Irritations for older adults-Older adults’ well-being 9 2.2 Mediating effect of “Attitude” and “Time spent on Facebook” 11 2.3 Irritations for older adults-attitude towards Facebook 11 2.4 Attitude towards Facebook-Time spent on Facebook 11 2.5 Time spent by older adults on FacebookOlder adults well-being 12 2.6 Proposed solutions by previous research 12 2.7 Conceptual model 14 Chapter 3: METHODS 15 3.1 Data collection method and operationalization 15 3.2 Qualitative interviews 18 3.3 Pre-test 20 3.4 Sampling design 20 3.5 Data analysis strategy 21 3.6 Ethics 21 3.7 Limitations of research 22 Chapter 4: RESULTS 23 4.1 Irritations evaluations 23 4.2 Factor and Reliability Analysis 25 4.3 Factor analysis and reliability analysis of attitude 25 4.4 Factor analysis and reliability analysis well-being 25 4.5 Factor analysis and reliability analysis irritations for older adults 26 4.6 Correlations 28 4.7 Regression analysis 28 4.8 Regression analysis to test the direct effect of irritations on older adults’ well-being 28 4.9 Direct effect of the total irritation on well-being 28 4.10 Direct effect on the four groups of irritations on total well-being 29 4.11 Mediation analysis 30 4.12 Double mediation analysis with attitude and “Time spent on Facebook” 30 4.13 Mediation analysis with attitude 31 4.14 Adjusted conceptual model 33 4.15 Additional analysis 33 4.16 Regression analysis to test the direct effect of irritations on social support 33 5 4.17 Direct effect of the total irritation on social support, loneliness and depression 34 4.18 Direct relationship between the total irritation and social support 34 4.19 Direct relationship between the total irritation and depression 34 4.20 Direct relationship between the total irritation and loneliness 35 4.21 Mediation analysis with the total irritation and social support 35 4.22 Mediation analysis with the total irritation and depression 36 4.23 Mediation analysis with the total irritation and loneliness 37 Chapter 5: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 38 5.1 Discussion 38 5.2 Conclusions 40 5.3 Theoretical and managerial implications 40 5.4 Limitations and future research 42 REFERENCES 44 APPENDIX 49 Appendix A 49 Appendix B Descriptive analysis 54 Appendix C Questionnaire Items 54 Appendix D Factor analysis Attitude 57 Appendix E Factor Analysis Well-being 58 Appendix F Factor analysis Irritations for Older Adults 59 Appendix G Correlations 60 Appendix H – Assumptions regression analysis (Total irritationsWell-being) 60 Appendix I – Regression analysis (Total IrritationsWell-being) 61 Appendix J – Assumptions regression analysis (Four groups of Irritations – Well-Being) 62 Appendix K – Regression analysis (Four groups of Irritations-Well-being) 63 Appendix L – Double mediation analysis 64 Appendix M – Simple mediation analysis 66 Appendix N Assumptions of “Social support” 67 Appendix O Assumptions of “Depression” 68 Appendix P Assumptions of “Loneliness” 69 Appendix Q Regression analysis (Irritations-Social support) 70 Appendix R Regression analysis (Irritations-Depression) 70 Appendix S Regression analysis (Irritations-Loneliness) 71 Appendix T Simple mediation analysis (Irritations Social support) 71 Appendix U Simple mediation analysis (Irritations Depression) 72 Appendix V Simple mediation analysis (Irritations Loneliness) 73