The association between constant and new Internet use and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: The role of structural social capital
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Highlights：
• Structural social capital partially mediates the relation between Internet use and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults.
• Both constant and new Internet use show significant total and direct effects on depressive symptoms.
• Only constant Internet use shows significant indirect effects on depressive symptoms through structural social capital.
• Friendship networks and non-volunteering participation are mediators for constant Internet users.
• New Internet users show less voluntary participation and perform leisure activities to reduce depressive symptoms.
摘要
•Structural social capital partially mediates the relation between Internet use and depressive symptoms among Chinese older adults.•Both constant and new Internet use show significant total and direct effects on depressive symptoms.•Only constant Internet use shows significant indirect effects on depressive symptoms through structural social capital.•Friendship networks and non-volunteering participation are mediators for constant Internet users.•New Internet users show less voluntary participation and perform leisure activities to reduce depressive symptoms.
论文关键词：Constant Internet use,New Internet use,Depressive symptoms,Social networks,Social participation,Structural equation model
论文评审过程：Received 28 March 2022, Revised 21 August 2022, Accepted 4 September 2022, Available online 8 September 2022, Version of Record 12 September 2022.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107480
