Digital games in the computer classes to reduce loneliness of individuals during aging

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is an important tool to reduce loneliness among older adults. One possibility for introducing them to ICT is via digital games (DG). To evaluate the effects of practicing DG during computer classes on loneliness among individuals older than 50 years....

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Published in:Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) N.J.), 2023-05, Vol.42 (15), p.12857-12865
Main Authors: Antunes, Thaiany Pedrozo Campos, de Mello Monteiro, Carlos Bandeira, Crocetta, Tania Brusque, de Lima Antão, Jennifer Yohanna Ferreira, Leitão, Franscisco Naildo Cardoso, da Rocha, João Batista Francalino, de Almeida Barbosa, Renata Thais, Guarnieri, Regiani, da Silva, Alan Patricio, Raimundo, Rodrigo Daminello, de Abreu, Luiz Carlos
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Computer games
Control
Data collection
Educational aspects
Loneliness
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Social Sciences
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Summary:Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is an important tool to reduce loneliness among older adults. One possibility for introducing them to ICT is via digital games (DG). To evaluate the effects of practicing DG during computer classes on loneliness among individuals older than 50 years. Longitudinal study, in which data from 36 students of an aging care center (72.22% female), aged between 51 and 87 years old (mean = 62.47 years old), enrolled in computer classes for beginners were analysed. Four games were used during intervention: Coincident Timing, Motor Skill Analyser, Labyrinth and Fitts. A characterization questionnaire and the short version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S), which comprises romantic, familial and social loneliness, were used. The statistical analysis compared the evolution in loneliness between three moments of data collection. The test ANOVA for repeated measures indicated differences between the moments of data collection for Romantic loneliness (F (1.64, 57.31) = 6.75, p = 0.004) and Friedman test for Familial loneliness (X 2  = 21.46, p 
ISSN:1046-1310
1936-4733
DOI:10.1007/s12144-021-02521-w