Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being at Advanced Age: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging

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作者
Quintana, David [1 ]
Cervantes, Alejandro [1 ]
Saez, Yago [1 ]
Isasi, Pedro [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Comp Sci, Ave Univ 30, Madrid 28911, Spain
关键词
aging; Internet; well-being; ELSA; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; OLDER-PEOPLE; LIFE; LONELINESS; DEPRESSION; SATISFACTION; SURVIVAL; PARADOX; QUALITY; HAPPY;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph15030480
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This work explores the connection between psychological well-being and Internet use in older adults. The study is based on a sample of 2314 participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. The subjects, aged 50 years and older, were interviewed every two years over the 2006-2007 to 2014-2015 period. The connection between the use of Internet/Email and the main dimensions of psychological well-being (evaluative, hedonic and eudaimonic) was analyzed by means of three generalized estimating equation models that were fitted on 2-year lagged repeated measurements. The outcome variables, the scores on three well-being scales, were explained in terms of Internet/Email use, controlling for covariates that included health and socioeconomic indicators. The results support the existence of a direct relationship between Internet/Email use and psychological well-being. The connection between the main predictor and the score of the participants on the scale used to measure the eudaimonic aspect was positive and statistically significant at conventional levels (p-value: 0.015). However, the relevance of digital literacy on the evaluative and the hedonic components could not be confirmed (p-values for evaluative and hedonic dimensions were 0.078 and 0.192, respectively).
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