ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Association between Internet Use and Physical Exercise among Middle-Aged and Older Adults-Evidence from China.
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- Internet media use, physical activity participation, and health-related outcomes among Chinese adults: evidence from CGSS2023.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Digital development and health in China: a serial pathway model through internet use and physical exercise in repeated cross-sectional surveys.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Social media use and youth sports participation: an associational study-empirical analysis based on CGSS data.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Internet use and health among older adults in China: Indirect associations through social participation and physical activity.PloS one · 2026Article
- Internet use and physical activity among older adults in China: a multi-dimensional analysis with endogeneity mitigation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical Activity Volume, Exercise Guidance, and Depressive Symptoms in Young-Old Adults: The Role of Internet Use Frequency and Self-Perceived Digital Proficiency.Depression and anxiety · 2026Article
- From online to offline: the impact of digital communication on activity participation among older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Internet use and frailty in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: empirical evidence from CHARLS 2020.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Chain Mediation Role of Self-Efficacy, Health Literacy, and Physical Exercise in the Relationship Between Internet Use and Older Adults' Health: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Internet Use and Self-Rated Health: The Mediating Role of Physical Exercise.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Older adults' Internet use behavior and its association with accelerometer-derived physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The double-edged sword of internet use in China's aging population: thresholds, mediation and digital health policy.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The impact of internet use on physical activity among Chinese older adults: the mediating role of social support.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The effect of internet use on depressive symptoms in older adults: based on the chain mediating role of physical exercise and self-rated health.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Digital access and health outcomes: The moderating role of socioeconomic status in health information seeking.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIn an aging and digital society, Internet use is significantly associated with residents' physical exercise. This study aimed to explore the association between Internet use and physical exercise among Chinese middle-aged and older adults in two respects: Internet use and the purpose of Internet use.
methodsThe data used in this study were obtained from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted by Peking University. The logit model and the ordered probit model were used to analyze the association between Internet use and physical exercise, and the substitution variable method was used to examine the robustness of the results.
results(1) Internet use and the frequency of Internet use significantly increased the probability and frequency of middle-aged and older adults' participation in physical exercise (
conclusionsThis study suggests that Internet use among middle-aged and older adults is positively associated with their participation in physical exercise; the government should try to increase the popularity of Internet use to encourage their participation in physical exercise.
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