Examining urban-rural differences in the impact of Internet use on older adults’ depression: evidence from China

Sun, Kai; Zhao, Yuxiang; Tao, Xiaofeng; Zhou, Jielong; Liu, Qianqian

doi:10.1016/j.dsm.2022.03.003

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“…(1999) and Kooij and Van De Voorde (2011) have argued that when middle-aged and older adults engage in new networks or relationships, they tend to pursue emotional purposes beneficial to their mental health and well-being. Additionally, Internet usage facilitates middle-aged and older adults' participation in online and offline activities, contributing to their physical and cognitive health (Zhang and Zhang, 2021; Nakagomi et al ., 2022; Sun et al ., 2022). Therefore, the findings of this study clarify that middle-aged and older adults can actively use various services through the Internet to improve their social engagement and enhance their subjective health perception.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, Internet usage can facilitate intergenerational relationships (Li and Zhou, 2021). Third, Internet usage can facilitate middle-aged and older adults' offline participation in activities such as exercise, sports groups, meeting friends, and social events (Xu and Huang, 2021; Zhang and Zhang, 2021; Sun et al ., 2022; Nakagomi et al ., 2022; Jing et al ., 2023). Additionally, research has shown that Internet users receive frequent health screenings (Nakagomi et al ., 2022).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specifically, proper Internet usage can improve mental and physical health (Chen and Persson, 2002; Lam et al ., 2020; Yu and Fiebig, 2020; Zhang and Zhang, 2021). Internet usage has been positively associated with reduced depression and loneliness (Cotten et al ., 2012, 2013, 2014; Zhang and Kaufman, 2015; Wang et al ., 2019; Lam et al ., 2020; Stockwell et al ., 2021; Xu and Huang, 2021; Yu et al ., 2021; Sun et al ., 2022). It brings happiness to middle-aged and older adults, encourages a positive attitude toward aging, and increases their life satisfaction (Cody et al ., 1999; Lam et al ., 2020; Xu and Huang, 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Subjective health is often indirectly measured using well-developed depression scales (Cotten et al ., 2012). Existing studies have found that Internet usage contributes to low-level depression among middle-aged and older adults (Cotten et al ., 2014; Wang et al ., 2019; Lam et al ., 2020; Sun et al ., 2022). Self-rated health status is another indicator of subjective health that reflects an individual's assessment of their overall health (Pinquart, 2001; Caspi et al ., 2003; Lyu and Sun, 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does Internet usage make middle-aged and older adults feel healthier? Mediating role of social engagement

Liu,

Li,

Mou

2023

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PurposeThis study explores whether and how Internet usage improves the subjective health of middle-aged and older adults by analyzing the mediating role of social engagement and heterogeneity of different living arrangements.Design/methodology/approachBased on data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, the ordinary least squares (OLS) method is adopted to explore the relationship between Internet usage and the subjective health of middle-aged and older adults. Propensity score matching method (PSM) is used to alleviate self-selection bias in the samples. The bootstrap method is adopted to test the mediating role of social engagement, and generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) is employed to resolve endogeneity. A permutation test is adopted to examine the heterogeneous effects of Internet usage on different living arrangements.FindingsInternet access can help relieve depression among middle-aged and older adults and enhance their self-rated health, leading to perceived changes in health status. However, Internet usage is not directly associated with health satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults. Nevertheless, Internet usage can enhance middle-aged and older adults' subjective health by facilitating social engagement and significantly influences middle-aged and older adults living with their children.Originality/valueThis study reveals the underlying role of Internet usage among older adults and provides insights for governments and families to help middle-aged and older adults actively adapt to a digital society and improve their health.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does Internet usage make middle-aged and older adults feel healthier? Mediating role of social engagement

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Li,

Mou

2023

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“…Thus, a random‐effects model requires unobservable factors and explanatory variables to be uncorrelated, which is a more stringent constraint. We use a Hausman test to determine whether we should use a fixed‐effects model or a random‐effects model to address heterogeneity (Sun et al, 2021).…”

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The combined impact of direct and indirect ties on innovation: The moderating role of similarity in alliance subtypes

Yang

Shu

Gao

et al. 2022

J of Product Innov Manag

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Firms increasingly use networks of alliances to pursue innovation. The current innovation literature has offered insights into how direct ties (between a focal firm and its partners, forming direct alliances) and indirect ties (between a focal firm's partner and its partners' partners but not including the focal firm, forming indirect alliances) function as independent antecedents to corporate innovation. It is, however, unclear how direct ties and indirect ties work in combination to impact innovation in a focal firm. Moreover, because different subtypes of financial or marketing alliances may operate with distinct governance structures and offer heterogeneous or incoherent resources for exchange, similarity in financial or marketing alliance subtypes, defined as the degree of overlap in financial or marketing alliance subtypes between direct and indirect ties, may significantly influence the extent to which corporate innovation can benefit from these ties. This study aims to examine the combined impact of direct and indirect ties on a focal firm's innovation by considering the moderating role of similarity in financial or marketing alliance subtypes. The results obtained by analyzing a longitudinal dataset extracted from US firms operating in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries support our hypotheses. Direct ties and indirect ties in combination have a negative effect on innovation as measured by patents and this effect is less negative when similarity in financial alliance subtypes is greater but more negative when similarity in marketing alliance subtypes is greater. We extend the innovation and alliance network literatures by offering novel evidence that direct and indirect ties in combination may diminish a focal firm's innovation and that such a negative combined effect depends on similarity in financial or marketing alliance subtypes.

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When Seniors Meet Digital: An Investigation on the Antecedents and Consequences of Smartphone Dependence Among Urban Older Adults

Zhang,

Wu,

Zhao

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Examining urban-rural differences in the impact of Internet use on older adults’ depression: evidence from China

Cited by 13 publications

References 60 publications

Does Internet usage make middle-aged and older adults feel healthier? Mediating role of social engagement

Does Internet usage make middle-aged and older adults feel healthier? Mediating role of social engagement

The combined impact of direct and indirect ties on innovation: The moderating role of similarity in alliance subtypes

When Seniors Meet Digital: An Investigation on the Antecedents and Consequences of Smartphone Dependence Among Urban Older Adults

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