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Televisie in het leven van ouderen: een uses and gratifications-studie

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Abstract

Television viewing motivations and patterns were examined for a sample of 284 over-60 respondents. Results reveal that a subcategory among this age category considers television viewing as a substitute for a felt communication vacuum resulting out of a lack of companion?ship and a perceived lack of structuring activities. The subcategory watches television to avoid boredom, to pass time and because of parasocial interaction. In addition, this subgroup feels strongly dependent upon television and has particular preferences regarding soap series. Further correlational analysis demonstrates that this subcategory — in earlier research some?times referred to as “‘embracers’ — often consists of women, elderly over 80 and elderly living alone.

How to Cite:

Eggermont, S. & Vandebosch, H., (1999) “Televisie in het leven van ouderen: een uses and gratifications-studie”, Communicatie: tijdschrift voor communicatiewetenschap en mediacultuur 28(3), 2–18. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/communicatie.91417