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Ayşe Zeynep Öztürk1, Demet Vural Yüzbaşı1, Filiz Kunuroglu1
1Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology, İzmir Kâtip Celebi University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Objectives:
The role of technology in promoting well-being in later life has attracted increasing scholarly attention, but empirical evidence from non-Western contexts remains scarce. This study addresses this gap by examining how digital literacy and technology use relate to successful aging among older adults in Türkiye, with a particular focus on the mediating role of loneliness.
Method:
Data were obtained through an online survey administered between March and May 2024 to 334 adults aged 60-91 years (M = 67.06, SD = 5.61), reflecting a balanced gender composition.
Results:
Results indicated that digital literacy was significantly associated with lower loneliness and higher levels of successful aging, while technology use showed no significant direct effects. Structural equation modeling revealed that loneliness partially mediated the relationship between digital literacy and successful aging.
Conclusion:
These findings offer preliminary insights regarding the potential role of digital literacy in loneliness and successful aging among older adults in Türkiye.
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