This study examined associations between older adult Facebook users’ quality of life (QoL) and their amount of Facebook use, Facebook network characteristics (i.e., network size and percentage of actual friends), and tendency to engage in Facebook relational maintenance behaviors (FRMB). Results from a sample of 472 American adults aged 65+ years revealed a set of small correlations. Minutes per day on Facebook was negatively associated with physical and environmental health. Older adults’ total Facebook network size displayed positive associations with physical, psychological, and social health; meanwhile, their percentage of actual friends on Facebook was positively related to all four dimensions of QoL. Older adults’ FRMBs were positively related to psychological, social, and environmental health.

这项研究考察了老年 Facebook 用户的生活质量 (QoL) 与 Facebook 使用量、Facebook 网络特征（即网络规模和实际朋友的百分比）以及参与 Facebook 关系维护行为的倾向 (FRMB) 之间的关系。472 名 65 岁以上美国成年人的样本结果揭示了一系列微小的相关性。每天使用 Facebook 的时间与身体和环境健康呈负相关。老年人的 Facebook 网络总规模与身体、心理和社会健康呈正相关；与此同时，他们在 Facebook 上的实际好友比例与生活质量的所有四个维度均呈正相关。老年人的 FRMB 与心理、社会和环境健康呈正相关。