Internet usage among the oldest-old: does functional health moderate the relationship between internet usage and autonomy?
In recent years, research on internet usage in old age and its associations with well-being outcomes has increased. However, the oldest-old age group (80 years and older) is frequently underrepresented, and autonomy and functional health are rarely considered in these studies. By applying moderation...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Ageing Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=162404958&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 162404958 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 16139372 3RAL jtl: European Journal of Ageing issn: 16139372 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2023 vid: 20 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 162404958 10.1007/s10433-023-00748-z ppf: 1 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 687KB tig: atl: Internet usage among the oldest-old: does functional health moderate the relationship between internet usage and autonomy? aug: au: Oswald, Veronica Wagner, Michael affil: Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne, Universitätsstraße 91, 50931, Cologne, Germany Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology (ISS), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany keyword: Active aging Compensation Information and communication technology (ICT) Subjective well-being Active aging Compensation Information and communication technology (ICT) Subjective well-being ab: In recent years, research on internet usage in old age and its associations with well-being outcomes has increased. However, the oldest-old age group (80 years and older) is frequently underrepresented, and autonomy and functional health are rarely considered in these studies. By applying moderation analyses with a representative dataset of the oldest-old in Germany (N = 1863), our study has analyzed the hypothesis that the autonomy of older individuals, in particular of those with limited functional health, can be enhanced by internet usage. The moderation analyses indicate that the positive association between internet usage and autonomy is greater for older individuals with lower functional health. This association remained significant after controlling for social support, housing situation, education, gender, and age. Explanations for these results are discussed, and imply that further research is needed to understand the relationships between internet usage, functional health, and autonomy. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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