ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025
The association of internet use and cognition among older adults: mediating roles of social networks and depressive symptoms.
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- Intelligent health management technology use and depressive symptoms among older adults: the serial mediating roles of physical activity and social adaptation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association between internet use and cognition in older adults: empirical analysis based on CLASS 2023.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Predictive model for mild cognitive impairment in older Chinese adults with depression.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: To explore the chain-mediated roles of social networks and depressive symptoms in the relationship between internet use and cognition among older adults. Methods: Data were sourced from the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the potential mediating roles of social networks and depressive symptoms. Internet use, Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS), the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and Cognitive Scale were selected as indicators. Additionally, propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to further validate the robustness of the results by reducing potential selection bias and ensuring a more comparable distribution of observed covariates between internet users and non-users. Results: Our analysis found that the use of the internet by older adults was positively correlated with their social networks ( Conclusion: This chain-mediated model provided a clear depiction of how social networks and depressive symptoms mediate the impact of internet use on the cognition of older adults. Enhancements in internet literacy and optimization of age-appropriate product designs are recommended to improve cognitive functions in older populations.
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