Perloff R M, Krevans J
J Psychol. 1987 Jul;121(4):365-72. doi: 10.1080/00223980.1987.9712677.
The elderly spend considerable amounts of time with mass media, but little is known about the psychology of their viewing habits. This study compared the relative impact of social, structural, and psychosocial variables on the television uses of elderly viewers. The results of a survey of 113 older respondents indicated that psychosocial factors accounted for variance above and beyond that of demographic and situational factors in viewing of television entertainment programs, parasocial programs (e.g., soap operas), as well as in watching of television for companionship purposes. Emotional loneliness and locus of control proved particularly significant predictors of television behavior.
老年人花大量时间接触大众媒体，但对于他们观看习惯的心理却知之甚少。本研究比较了社会、结构和心理社会变量对老年观众电视使用的相对影响。对113名老年受访者的调查结果表明，在观看电视娱乐节目、拟社会节目（如肥皂剧）以及出于陪伴目的看电视方面，心理社会因素比人口统计学和情境因素能解释更多的差异。情绪孤独感和控制点被证明是电视行为的特别重要的预测因素。
