A Study of the Influence of Social Media Utilization on Chinese Older Adults

Jiamin Lin; Lingyi Chen; Zhuoyan Huang; Yaxuan Wang

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/4/2022733

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Received: 7 May 2023

Published: 17 May 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/4/2022733

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Lin,J.;Chen,L.;Huang,Z.;Wang,Y. (2023). A Study of the Influence of Social Media Utilization on Chinese Older Adults. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,4,1020-1026.

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