Physically distant but socially close? Changes in non-physical intergenerational contacts at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among older people in France, Italy and Spain.
COVID-19
Digital communication
Intergenerational contacts
Intergenerational relationships
Social contacts
Journal
European journal of ageing
ISSN: 1613-9372
Titre abrégé: Eur J Ageing
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101233661
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
accepted:
07
04
2021
pubmed:
4
5
2021
medline:
4
5
2021
entrez:
3
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Physical distancing is intended to mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, the impact of a decrease in face-to-face contacts on non-physical social contacts of older people remains unclear. In particular, we focus on intergenerational contacts that are especially relevant for older people's mental health. Our analyses rely on an online quota sampling survey conducted in France, Italy and Spain during April 14-24, 2020. We considered the subsample of individuals aged 50 + ( The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10433-021-00621-x.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33935612
doi: 10.1007/s10433-021-00621-x
pii: 621
pmc: PMC8074698
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
185-194Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.