Journal
HEALTHCARE
Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9091143
Keywords
social media; older adults; public health; active aging
Funding
- National Social Science Fund of China [20AGL034]
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The aging population and social informatization are two main social phenomena affecting China, leading to a more significant influence of the Internet on the physical and mental health of older adults. The study found a significant positive relationship between social media use and the health of older adults, with a greater impact on mental health than physical health. These results provide valuable insights for further research on the effects of Internet use on the health of older adults.
An aging population and social informatization are currently the two main social phenomena affecting China. Under their influences, the real-life experiences of older adults are becoming more and more closely connected to the online world, and the influences of the Internet on healthy aging cannot be ignored. This work aimed to study whether Internet use had an effect on the physical and mental health of older adults, whether the effect was positive or negative, and whether its influence on physical and mental health was heterogeneous. In this study, data from the 2017 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) was used to analyze the effects of social media use on the physical and mental health of older adults. The results indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between social media use and the health of older adults. The correlation between social media use and mental health of older adults was more significant than physical health. These results could help us further study the effects of Internet use on the health of older adults.
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