School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
Public Health Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec;41(6):1600-1611. doi: 10.1111/phn.13405. Epub 2024 Sep 2.
This study aims to explore the relationship between Internet use and intrinsic capability among Chinese older adults, and the potential mediating role of social participation.
We verified the correlation between Internet use and intrinsic capacity using multiple linear regression and verified the mediating role of social participation using the Sobel and Bootstrap tests.
The results of multiple linear regression show that there is a significant positive association between Internet use and intrinsic capacity (B = 0.717, p < .001); and social participation plays a mediating role, explaining a total of 20.5% of the association (indirect effect = 0.147, 95% CI: 0.067-0.227).
Our findings suggest that Internet use significantly improves intrinsic capacity among Chinese older adults, with social participation playing a mediating role. Increasing Internet adoption rates and promoting social participation may help improve intrinsic capacity among older adults.
本研究旨在探讨中国老年人互联网使用与内在能力之间的关系,以及社会参与的潜在中介作用。
我们使用多元线性回归验证了互联网使用与内在能力之间的相关性,并使用 Sobel 和 Bootstrap 检验验证了社会参与的中介作用。
多元线性回归的结果表明,互联网使用与内在能力之间存在显著正相关(B=0.717,p<.001);社会参与起着中介作用,解释了总关联的 20.5%(间接效应=0.147,95%CI:0.067-0.227)。
我们的研究结果表明,互联网使用显著提高了中国老年人的内在能力,社会参与起着中介作用。提高互联网使用率和促进社会参与可能有助于提高老年人的内在能力。