Under the advanced technology, the function of verbal communication has been replaced by the invention of immediate messaging apps, such as Whatsapp, for smartphone. Communication gradually becomes a one way channel, through message or emoticon, instead of two way communication with instant feedback. Therefore, people may feel alone easily because they always stay alone with their own smartphone. According to Coughlan (2011), the majority of the population who suffer from loneliness is the elderly. Most of them are retired and have a plenty of leisure time, especially stay alone at home without any conversation, every day. However, they have lack of emotional support due to insufficient communication. For instance, people have long working hour that family interaction seems to be an impossible mission, and eventually neglect the importance of family
Under the advanced technology, the function of verbal communication has been replaced by the invention of immediate messaging apps, such as Whatsapp, for smartphone. Communication gradually becomes a one way channel, through message or emoticon, instead of two way communication with instant feedback. Therefore, people may feel alone easily because they always stay alone with their own smartphone. According to Coughlan (2011), the majority of the population who suffer from loneliness is the elderly. Most of them are retired and have a plenty of leisure time, especially stay alone at home without any conversation, every day. However, they have lack of emotional support due to insufficient communication. For instance, people have long working hour that family interaction seems to be an impossible mission, and eventually neglect the importance of family