ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
A study of the impact of internet use on the mental health of rural older adults-empirical analysis based on China General Social Survey 2021 data.
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- How Does Internet Use Affect Mental Health of Rural Residents? The Mediating Role of the Neighborhood Social Environment.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Volume, Exercise Guidance, and Depressive Symptoms in Young-Old Adults: The Role of Internet Use Frequency and Self-Perceived Digital Proficiency.Depression and anxiety · 2026Article
- How does internet use affect the mental health of older adults: examining the mediating pathways of perception of social fairness and physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Migration status and internet use: gender differences in mental health among rural older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: In the context of the era of both digitalization and aging, Internet use plays an important role in supporting the rural older adults to actively integrate into the digital society and improve their mental health. Purpose: To explore the impact of Internet use on the mental health of rural older adults and the mediating role of their social participation. Methods: Based on the latest data from the China General Social Survey (CGSS) 2021, the study utilized linear regression analysis to explore the impact of Internet use on the mental health of rural older adults and the mediating role of their social participation. Results: The two important results of the analysis are: (1) internet use is significantly and positively related to the mental health of rural older adults, and (2) internet use can have an indirect effect on the mental health of rural older adults through two pathways: (a) the complete mediating effect of social participation;(b) partial mediating role of friend-gathering type participation. Discussion: Internet use, social participation, and friend-gathering type participation all have an effect on the mental health of rural older adults. The research results reveal the impact of Internet use on the mental health of rural older adults and its mechanism, which is helpful to provide useful enlightenment for improving the mental health of rural older adults in the Internet era.
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