ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Does digital economy affect the happiness of older adults?
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction: The happiness of older adults is considered as an important indicator that affects their life satisfaction and mental health situation. The association between digital economy development and happiness among older adults remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association and mechanism. Methods: A total of 8,665 respondents aged 60 and above were collected from the 2020 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS). This study linked micro-level wellbeing measures to a city-level digital economy index that combines internet development indicators with the Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index. Ordered response models are estimated with extensive individual and city controls. This research also implemented an instrumental-variable strategy, complemented by propensity score matching and robustness checks. Results: Digital economy was positively associated with older adults' happiness (OR = 3.022, Conclusion: This study underscores the importance and role of digital economy for happiness promotion among older adults. The findings imply that digital infrastructure expansion alone is unlikely to deliver inclusive wellbeing improvements. Narrowing access gaps and strengthening digital capabilities are critical to ensure that aging populations share in digital dividends. Policy should shift from facility building to digital skills and usage support.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.