Institute of Network Social Governance, School of Marxism, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
School of Law and Sociology, Xihua University, Chengdu, China.
BMJ Open. 2023 Oct 16;13(10):e073553. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073553.
This study focused on the association between WeChat use, the most popular social software in China, and the mental health of middle-aged and older adults.
Nationwide cross-sectional study.
The China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) database.
The study sample included 11 127 middle-aged and elderly people aged 45 and above identified from the 2020 CFPS database.
WeChat usage was negatively associated with depression (OR: 0.782, p<0.01), as was the WeChat Moments sharing (OR: 0.846, p<0.01). 10.310% of the relationship between WeChat usage and depression came from the effects of interpersonal relationships (5.720%) and social trust (4.590%), with significant indirect effects (B=-0.028, p<0.01). Sixteen per cent of the relationship between WeChat Moments sharing and depression came from the effect of interpersonal relationships (6.800%) and social trust (9.200%), and the indirect effect was also significant (B=-0.032, p<0.01).
WeChat use may empower middle-aged and elderly to maintain close social relationships and trust contributing to their mental health.
本研究关注中国最受欢迎的社交软件微信的使用与中老年人群心理健康之间的关系。
全国性横断面研究。
中国家庭追踪调查(CFPS)数据库。
本研究的样本包括来自 2020 年 CFPS 数据库的 11127 名 45 岁及以上的中老年人。
微信使用与抑郁呈负相关(OR:0.782,p<0.01),微信朋友圈分享也是如此(OR:0.846,p<0.01)。微信使用与抑郁之间 10.310%的关系来自人际关系(5.720%)和社会信任(4.590%)的影响,具有显著的间接效应(B=-0.028,p<0.01)。微信朋友圈分享与抑郁之间 16%的关系来自人际关系(6.800%)和社会信任(9.200%)的影响,间接效应也显著(B=-0.032,p<0.01)。
微信的使用可以增强中老年人维持密切社会关系和信任的能力,从而促进他们的心理健康。