Li Pei-Qi, Sun Guo-Yuan, Zhao Xue-Xue, Hu Zheng-Xin, Gan Kai-Peng
School of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China.
Yunnan Key Laboratory of Service Computing, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China.
Front Public Health. 2025 Feb 5;12:1504940. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1504940. eCollection 2024.
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.
本研究探讨了社交参与和社会支持如何影响昆明市老年人互联网使用与自评健康之间的关联。对518名居住在社区的老年人的分析表明,互联网使用显著提高了他们的自评健康水平。社交参与在这种关系中起中介作用,而社会支持则增强了社交参与对自评健康的有益影响。此外,社会支持放大了社交参与的中介作用,这表明更多的社会支持增强了社交参与对健康结果的益处。我们的研究结果强调了促进社交参与和提供有力社会支持以改善老年人健康的重要性。