ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2025
Examining the Impact of Digital Inclusion on Depression Among Older Adults in China: Mediating Role of Noncognitive Abilities.
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- The impact of digital social integration on life satisfaction among Chinese older adults: does employment status matter?BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Caregiving experiences and support challenges of older caregivers from the perspective of the digital divide: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the digital and intelligent era, a considerable number of older adults in China still have a low level of digital inclusion. Although existing literature has explored the relationship between the use of the internet and depression among older adults to some extent, it mainly focused on surface aspects rather than delving into the underlying mechanism of action among digital inclusion, depression, and noncognitive abilities, which remains unclear.
objectiveThis study aims to explore the mediating role of noncognitive abilities between digital inclusion and depression among older adults in China, as well as the parallel mediating roles of each dimension of the Big Five personality traits in the relationship between them.
methodsWe extracted cross-sectional data from a nationally representative survey, namely the China Family Panel Studies, which centered on older adults (aged 60 years or older). The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 8), which consists of 8 items, was used to determine the presence of depression. The 15-item short version of the Big Five Personality Scale was used to measure the noncognitive abilities of older adults. Model 4 of the PROCESS macro (Andrew F. Hayes) program was applied to test, respectively, the mediating role of noncognitive abilities between digital inclusion and depression status, as well as the parallel mediating roles of each dimension of the Big Five personality traits in the relationship between them.
resultsThis study found that digital inclusion was negatively related to depression in older adults (β=-.054, t
conclusionsOur results demonstrate that digital inclusion is a negative predictor of depression among older adults, and noncognitive abilities play a partial mediating role between digital inclusion and depression status. Moreover, conscientiousness, extraversion, openness, and emotional stability of the Big Five personality traits have parallel mediating effects between digital inclusion and depression status.
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