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About the Project The project’s main target of investigation is elderly Australians who use the Internet. While computer networking becomes increasingly important, using the Internet by elder adults is an important issue for analysis. It is found that elderly adults who did not have social ties were at increased risk for cognitive decline, compared with those who had social ties. Accordingly, the National Strategy for improving the health and well-being of older Australians has a great deal of attention to the development of social capital among its policies. Therefore, it is important to pay more attention the ways which build social capital in people. If you need more information, please click here. The proposed exploratory study aims to address gaps in the current literature by: Exploring the correlation between using the Internet and building social capital and improving well-being in elderly people. Participants: The purposive sample of Australian Internet users aged 55 years or older will be collected online from all eligible respondents over a 6 month period. Design: The study will utilize Internet research methodology where participants will be self-selected, voluntary, informed research participants on the Internet. All respondents’ information will be anonymous and only reference number and demographic information will identify respondents. All participants will have the option to withdraw from the study at any time.
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