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Internet Use and Loneliness Among Urban and Non-Urban Chinese Older Adults: The Roles of Family Support, Friend Support, and Social Participation
Internet Use and Loneliness in Older Adults Living in Cities and Rural Areas of China: How Family, Friends, and Social Activities Matter
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Abstract
Internet use was negatively associated with loneliness in a sample of 10,126 older Chinese adults.
- Both urban and non-urban older adults experienced less loneliness with increased internet use.
- Family support and social participation played mediating roles in the relationship between internet use and loneliness for both groups.
- Friend support mediated the association between internet use and loneliness only among urban older residents.
- Differences in the effects of internet use on loneliness may exist based on urban versus non-urban living conditions.
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