Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support
This study examines how social engagement and social support affect association between internet use and older adults' self-rated health in Kunming. An analysis of 518 community-dwelling older adults reveals that internet use significantly enhances their self-rated health. Social engagement med...
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| author | Pei-Qi Li Guo-Yuan Sun Guo-Yuan Sun Xue-Xue Zhao Zheng-Xin Hu Kai-Peng Gan |
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| description | This study examines how social engagement and social support affect association between internet use and older adults' self-rated health in Kunming. An analysis of 518 community-dwelling older adults reveals that internet use significantly enhances their self-rated health. Social engagement mediates this relationship, while social support strengthens the beneficial impact of social engagement on self-rated health. Additionally, social support amplifies the mediating role of social engagement, suggesting that greater social support enhances the benefits of social engagement on health outcomes. Our findings emphasize the significance of fostering social engagement and providing robust social support to improve older adults' health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e18ea45bdd6f45f583006eca956da4412025-02-05T07:32:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-02-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.15049401504940Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social supportPei-Qi Li0Guo-Yuan Sun1Guo-Yuan Sun2Xue-Xue Zhao3Zheng-Xin Hu4Kai-Peng Gan5School of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, ChinaSchool of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, ChinaYunnan Key Laboratory of Service Computing, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, ChinaSchool of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, ChinaSchool of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, ChinaSchool of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, ChinaThis study examines how social engagement and social support affect association between internet use and older adults' self-rated health in Kunming. An analysis of 518 community-dwelling older adults reveals that internet use significantly enhances their self-rated health. Social engagement mediates this relationship, while social support strengthens the beneficial impact of social engagement on self-rated health. Additionally, social support amplifies the mediating role of social engagement, suggesting that greater social support enhances the benefits of social engagement on health outcomes. Our findings emphasize the significance of fostering social engagement and providing robust social support to improve older adults' health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1504940/fullinternet useself-rated healthsocial engagementsocial supportolder adults |
| spellingShingle | Pei-Qi Li Guo-Yuan Sun Guo-Yuan Sun Xue-Xue Zhao Zheng-Xin Hu Kai-Peng Gan Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support Frontiers in Public Health internet use self-rated health social engagement social support older adults |
| title | Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support |
| title_full | Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support |
| title_fullStr | Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support |
| title_short | Internet use and self-rated health among Chinese older adults: the role of social engagement and social support |
| title_sort | internet use and self rated health among chinese older adults the role of social engagement and social support |
| topic | internet use self-rated health social engagement social support older adults |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1504940/full |
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