The moderating effect of intergenerational relationships on the association between Internet engagement and mental well-being.
Aging Ment Health
; 28(1): 36-44, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined the moderating effect of intergenerational relationships on the association between Internet engagement and older Chinese adults' mental well-being and whether this relationship and the moderating role of intergenerational relationships differs by age.METHODS:
We collected survey data from 1,162 participants aged 60 and older. Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) to measure life satisfaction, the Chinese version of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale to evaluate loneliness, and the Intergenerational Relationship Quality Scale for Aging Chinese Parents (IRQS-AP) to assess intergenerational relationship quality. Two-stage least squares regression with interaction terms was used to examine the moderating effect of intergenerational relationships on the association between Internet engagement and mental well-being in different age groups.RESULTS:
Higher levels of Internet engagement were significantly associated with better life satisfaction and lower loneliness in older adults, particularly for the young-old. Furthermore, the positive association between Internet engagement and mental well-being was stronger for older adults with conflicted or detached intergenerational relationships.CONCLUSIONS:
Encouraging and training older adults to use the Internet to shrink the digital divide, developing a sound Internet infrastructure, providing low-cost Internet services, particularly for the young-old with conflicted or detached intergenerational relationships, and the old-old.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Salud Mental
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Soledad
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aging Ment Health
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China