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Table 2 Correlations between Self-management Abilities and Indicators for Social Internet Usage among Community-dwelling Older Adults

From: Self-management of social well-being in a cross-sectional study among community-dwelling older adults: The added value of digital participation

Characteristic

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1. Overall self-management

-

         

2. Taking initiative

0.77***

-

        

3. Self-efficacy

0.73***

0.54***

-

       

4. Investment behaviour

0.83***

0.60***

0.60***

-

      

5. Variety of resources

0.73***

0.46***

0.47***

0.56***

-

     

6. Multi-functionality

0.75***

0.51***

0.42***

0.55***

0.50***

-

    

7. Positive frame

0.53***

0.27***

0.31***

0.30***

0.21***

0.18***

-

   

8. Visiting social network sites

0.09**

0.08**

0.08**

0.09**

0.06*

0.04

0.08**

-

  

9. Meeting new people

0.14***

0.12***

0.13***

0.10***

0.12***

0.11***

0.04

0.24***

-

 

10. E-mailing

0.28***

0.23***

0.21***

0.20***

0.17***

0.20***

0.12***

0.21***

0.15***

-

11. Calling digitally

0.14***

0.16***

0.14***

0.10***

0.12***

0.09***

0.07**

0.17***

0.10***

0.23***

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