Impact of Life Experiences and Use of Web 2.0 Tools in Adults and Older Adults

Cristina Díaz-Prieto; Jesús-Nicasio García-Sánchez; Alejandro Canedo-García

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02158

Impact of Life Experiences and Use of Web 2.0 Tools in Adults and Older Adults

Front Psychol. 2019 Sep 27:10:2158. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02158. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Cristina Díaz-Prieto¹, Jesús-Nicasio García-Sánchez^{2

3}, Alejandro Canedo-García^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
² Developmental and Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
³ Educational Psychology, Department of Humanities, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between favorable and stressful life experiences and perceived quality of life, practices that promote quality of life, psychological profiles, and the daily use of web 2.0 tools in adults and older adults. An online questionnaire was designed, which was administered to 1,095 Spanish adults and older adults, and conducted descriptive and multivariate analyses using the general linear model. Our results showed that favorable and stressful life experiences alike were associated with differential patterns in psychological profiles, perceived quality of life and daily activities and practices that affect quality of life, including the use of web 2.0 tools. Favorable life experiences mainly affected psychological profiles and the use of web 2.0 tools, whereas stressful life experiences affected the other factors analyzed. Statistically significant differences were not found according to age and gender. These findings have important implications for promoting successful psychological and social interventions.

Keywords: differential patterns; life experiences; practices; psychological profiles; quality of life; web 2.0 tools.