The Research on How Social Media Affects Active Ageing: China’s Perspectives

Tianmei Peng

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/5/2022934

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The Research on How Social Media Affects Active Ageing: China’s Perspectives

Tianmei Peng *^,1,

¹ School of Europe Language and Culture, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/5/2022934

Abstract

A few years ago, the issue of aging started to become an important obstacle to global development that cannot be ignored, and China, as one of the world's countries with the largest population, is in fact particularly affected by the negative effects of aging. Compared to other measures to alleviate the aging problem, society seems to pay less attention to the situation of elders on social media. Because of this, it is of great significance to examine the aging issue from the perspective of social media. This paper uses social media platforms and existing active aging systems as research subjects, employing methods such as relevant interviews and literature analysis to discover ways to make social media more relevant to older adults, thereby better promoting active aging. According to the research, creating a social media platform that is friendly to older adults and thus achieving positive aging on social media requires the collaboration of multiple parties, including the government, media, family members of older adults, and older adults themselves. The implementation of active aging on social media benefits not only the elderly but the entire society.

Keywords

active ageing, social media, literature review

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 4

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ISBN：978-1-915371-35-5(Print) / 978-1-915371-36-2(Online)

Conference date: 18 December 2022

Editor：Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga, Muhammad Idrees

Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media

Volume number: Vol.5

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