Survey Data on Social Media Use and Exercise Habits in Older Adults

Survey responses from 1,119 individuals aged 60 and above collected via convenience sampling. The data supports a cross-sectional study analyzing the relationship between Social Media Use, Active Coping Strategies, Perceived Social Support, and Exercise Habits. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-11 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the mediating role of Active Coping Strategies between Social Media Use and Exercise Habits based on survey scale data.
• Modeling the indirect effect of Social Media Use on health behaviors through Perceived Social Support.
• Investigating psychological mechanisms linking digital engagement to physical activity in older adults.

Strengths

• Dataset includes survey responses from 1,119 participants, providing a substantial sample size.
• Data is structured for analysis of mediating variables (Active Coping Strategies, Perceived Social Support) as described in the methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the convenience sampling method used.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 17:41:21; freshness should be verified.