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“Find me a date” : potencialidades da aplicação digital no combate à solidão 65+ anos
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Num mundo cada vez mais virtual e também mais envelhecido, há cada vez mais pessoas a procurar um companheiro/a virtualmente e os idosos não são exceção. Este artigo pretende contribuir para o estudo do uso de aplicações digitais de amizade e/ou contexto amoroso como forma de combate à solidão. Os utilizadores ao se registarem na aplicação podem estabelecer ligações e/ou fazer amizades, com um objetivo de estabelecerem um potencial relacionamento amoroso ou parceiro sexual. A sexualidade na faixa etária dos 65+ ainda continua a ser encarada com um tabu, para analisar este tema recorreu-se a uma investigação qualitativa no âmbito de um estudo exploratório. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas a seis alunos de uma academia sénior na vila da Sertã. O principal objetivo esteve relacionado com a avaliação e a aceitação da aplicação digital “Felizes.pt”, tentando perceber de que forma encontrar um parceiro seria valorizado pelos inquiridos e se ajudaria no combate à solidão. Os resultados obtidos indicam
que existe, embora que de uma forma tímida a vontade de um novo relacionamento. As opiniões manifestadas pelos participantes, ainda que a amostra não permita generalizações, são indicadoras da existência de um potencial da aplicação digital na diminuição do isolamento dado poder promover possibilidades de conhecerem mais pessoas que até podem levar a uma relação amorosa ou a uma relação mais sólida e mais próxima.
In an increasingly virtual and aging world, there are more and more people looking for a partner virtually and the elderly are no exception. This article aims to contribute to the study of the use of digital friendship applications and/or romantic contexts as a way of combating loneliness. When users register on the application, they can establish connections and/or make friends, with the aim of establishing a potential romantic relationship or sexual partner. Sexuality in the 65+ age group still continues to be seen as taboo. To analyze this topic, qualitative research was used as part of an exploratory study. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with six students from a senior academy in the village of Sertã. The main objective was related to the evaluation and acceptance of the digital application “Felizes.pt”, trying to understand how finding a partner would be valued by respondents and whether it would help in combating loneliness. The results obtained indicate that there is, albeit in a timid way, the desire for a new relationship. The opinions expressed by the participants, eventhough the sample does not allow for generalizations, are indicative of the existence of a digital application’s potential in reducing isolation as it can promote possibilities of meeting more people, which can even lead to a romantic relationship or a more solid relationship.
In an increasingly virtual and aging world, there are more and more people looking for a partner virtually and the elderly are no exception. This article aims to contribute to the study of the use of digital friendship applications and/or romantic contexts as a way of combating loneliness. When users register on the application, they can establish connections and/or make friends, with the aim of establishing a potential romantic relationship or sexual partner. Sexuality in the 65+ age group still continues to be seen as taboo. To analyze this topic, qualitative research was used as part of an exploratory study. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with six students from a senior academy in the village of Sertã. The main objective was related to the evaluation and acceptance of the digital application “Felizes.pt”, trying to understand how finding a partner would be valued by respondents and whether it would help in combating loneliness. The results obtained indicate that there is, albeit in a timid way, the desire for a new relationship. The opinions expressed by the participants, eventhough the sample does not allow for generalizations, are indicative of the existence of a digital application’s potential in reducing isolation as it can promote possibilities of meeting more people, which can even lead to a romantic relationship or a more solid relationship.
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GIL, H. ; FRANCISCO, G. (2024) - “Find me a date” - Potencialidades da aplicação digital no combate à solidão 65+ anos. In CISTI'2024 - 19ª Conferência Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação, Salamanca, 2024. CISTI. p. 193-198.