School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2021 Jan;21(1):34-38. doi: 10.1111/ggi.14090. Epub 2020 Dec 6.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between Internet use and self-rated health among older adults in China, with a particular focus on the mediating role of social capital.
The data used in this study was obtained from the 2018 wave of China Family Panel Studies, including 7193 older adults aged between 60 and 95 years in urban and rural areas. Furthermore, a binary logit regression model was used to explore the association between Internet use and self-rated health among older adults. Moreover, we investigated the mediating effect of social capital on the relationship between Internet use and self-rated health among older adults.
The overall regression results show that Internet use was significantly associated with a higher possibility of being healthy for older adults. In addition, social capital plays a mediating role in the relationship between Internet use and self-rated health among the older adults.
This study shows that Internet use was positively related to self-rated health for the older adults. In addition, this study finds that social capital mediates the relationship between Internet use and self-rated health among the older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 34-38.
本研究旨在探讨中国老年人上网与自评健康之间的关系，特别关注社会资本的中介作用。
本研究使用的数据来自于 2018 年中国家庭追踪调查的一个横断面数据，共纳入了 7193 名 60 岁及以上城乡老年人。采用二元逻辑回归模型探讨老年人上网与自评健康之间的关系。此外，还考察了社会资本对老年人上网与自评健康之间关系的中介作用。
总体回归结果显示，上网与老年人健康自评呈正相关。此外，社会资本在老年人上网与自评健康之间的关系中起到了中介作用。
本研究表明，上网与老年人自评健康呈正相关。此外，本研究发现社会资本在老年人上网与自评健康之间的关系中起到了中介作用。
