A study on Internet use and subjective well-being among Chinese older adults: based on CGSS (2012-2018) five-wave mixed interface survey data

被引:7
作者
Zhang, Chong [1 ]
Zhang, Yong [2 ]
Wang, Yan [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Inst Network Social Governance, Sch Marxism, Chengdu, Peoples R China
[2] Guangdong Univ Finance, Sch Econ & Trade, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
[3] Xihua Univ, Sch Law & Sociol, Chengdu, Peoples R China
关键词
internet use; subjective well-being; propensity score matching; subjective social fairness; mediation effect; older adults; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; GENDER; TECHNOLOGY; LONELINESS; PREDICTORS; LITERACY; NETWORKS; FRIENDS; HAPPIER; AGE;
D O I
10.3389/fpubh.2023.1277789
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
ObjectiveThis study is designed to investigate the relationship between Internet use and subjective well-being of the older adults in China, and to analyze the mediating role of subjective social fairness in the above relationship.MethodsBased on the five-wave mixed interface survey data of China General Social Survey (CGSS) in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018, we select a total of 18,458 older adults aged 60 and above, and comprehensively used ordered probit regression, propensity score matching (PSM), and Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) mediating effect test methods.ResultsThe analysis results show that (1) Internet use is significantly positively correlated with the subjective well-being of the older adults, and the higher the frequency of use, the stronger the subjective well-being. (2) Place of residence, education, and regional factors moderated the effect of Internet use on subjective well-being. The subjective well-being effect of Internet use is significant among male older adults, as well as on urban, educated, or eastern older adults. (3) Subjective social fairness plays a negative mediating role in the relationship between Internet use and subjective well-being of older adults.ConclusionThe findings suggest that Internet use contributes to the improvement of subjective well-being in older adults, but attenuates this effect by reducing the subjective social fairness. Future research should further consider other factors such as the purpose, specific function, intensity of Internet use, etc., to gain a deeper understanding of how the Internet can help promote well-being.
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