Internet Use,Family Intergenerational Support,and Older Adults'Well-being in the Digital Economy——Empirical Study Based on CHARLS Data
The Internet is accelerating its penetration into the elderly population in the digital economy era,subconsciously influencing the lifestyle,behavioral cognition and emotional experience of the elderly and having a significant impact on their sense of well-being.Based on this,using data from the China Health and Aging Tracking Survey(CHARLS),the happiness levels of a sample of 6,081 older adults were portrayed to test the impact of Internet use on older adults'happiness and its mechanism pathways.(1)Internet use signifi-cantly and positively contributes to the level of well-being of older adults.(2)Intergenerational family support has a significant media-ting effect in the impact of Internet use on the well-being of the elderly,in which emotional comfort and financial support from children can enhance the well-being of the elderly,while daily care is reduced by Internet use and decreases the well-being of the elderly to a certain extent.It is recommended that the popularity of the Internet among the elderly be further promoted,that the level of intelligent elderly care and assistance for the elderly be raised,that the positive role of the Internet in intergenerational family support be effectively brought into play,and that the sense of well-being of the elderly be continuously enhanced.
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