Published on in Vol 23, No 1 (2021): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/21275, first published .
Effects of Web-Based Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Panel Study

Effects of Web-Based Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Panel Study

Effects of Web-Based Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Panel Study

Juwon Hwang   1 , BA, MA ;   Catalina L Toma   2 , BA, MSc, PhD ;   Junhan Chen   3 , BA, MA ;   Dhavan V Shah   1 , BA, MA, PhD ;   David Gustafson   4 , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Marie-Louise Mares   2 , BA, MA, PhD

1 School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States

2 Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

3 Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States

4 Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Juwon Hwang, BA, MA
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