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Depression and Social Support

Digital technology use and depressive symptoms among older adults in Korea: beneficial for those who have fewer social interactions?

Min-Ah Leea Department of Sociology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-9745View further author information
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Kenneth F. Ferrarob Department of Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA;c Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-5235View further author information
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Giyeon Kimd Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1839-1847 | Received 08 Jun 2020, Accepted 16 Oct 2020, Published online: 02 Nov 2020

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