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<journal-id>1647-3337</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1647-3337</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1647-33372022000200038</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30553/sociologiaonline.2022.29.2</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[A IMPORTÂNCIA DA INTERNET PARA OS ADULTOS MAIS VELHOS QUE VIVEM SÓS. UM ESTUDO SOBRE OS PAÍSES DO SUL DA EUROPA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERNET FOR OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE. A STUDY ON SOUTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patrícia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Matos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alice Delerue]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martinez-Pecino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Minho Instituto de Ciências Sociais Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Braga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Minho Instituto de Ciências Sociais Departamento de Sociologia e Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Braga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Sevilla Departamento de Psicología Social ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sevilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>29</numero>
<fpage>38</fpage>
<lpage>53</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1647-33372022000200038&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1647-33372022000200038&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1647-33372022000200038&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Em países com fortes tradições familialistas, os estudos científicos associam frequentemente a vida a solo, a sentimentos de solidão, que têm consequências negativas para o bem-estar de adultos mais velhos. Nas sociedades atuais, é inegável o papel desempenhado pela internet enquanto meio de comunicação. Tendo em conta este facto, visa-se analisar o papel que desempenha a internet na relação entre a vida a solo e a solidão, nos países do Sul da Europa. O presente estudo incide sobre uma amostra de 17228 indivíduos de 50+ anos, residentes em Portugal, Espanha, Itália e Grécia que foram inquiridos na vaga 6 do projeto Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Conclui-se que os indivíduos mais velhos que vivem sós e utilizam a internet manifestam, com menos frequência, sentimentos de solidão que os seus pares (indivíduos do mesmo escalão etário). Os resultados deste estudo reforçam, pois, a importância de políticas que visem a inclusão digital.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In countries with strong family traditions, scientific studies often associate living alone with feelings of loneliness, which have negative consequences for the well-being of older adults. In modern societies, the Internet plays an important role in communication. In view of this, the aim is to analyze the role of the Internet in the relationship between living alone and loneliness in southern European countries. This study focuses on a sample of 17,228 individuals aged 50+ living in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece who were interviewed in wave 6 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We conclude that older individuals who live alone and use the Internet have less frequent feelings of loneliness than their peers (individuals in the same age group). The results of this study therefore reinforce the importance of policies aimed at digital inclusion.]]></p></abstract>
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