Older adults’ television viewing as part of selection and compensation strategies

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Beteiligte: van der Goot, Margot J., Beentjes, Johannes W. J., van Selm, Martine
In: Communications, 40, 2015, 1
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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ISSN: 1613-4087
0341-2059
DOI: 10.1515/commun-2014-0025
veröffentlicht in: Communications
Sprache: Unbestimmt
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Kollektion: Walter de Gruyter GmbH (CrossRef)
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A large share of the available literature on television and ageing depicts old age as a life stage characterized by losses in which people use television as a substitute for decreased activities. The aim of the present study is to investigate how television viewing is part of both selection and compensation strategies. Based on a qualitative interview study among a diverse sample of older adults (</jats:p>