The Impact of Mobile Internet Use on Intergenerational Relations in Aging Society.
Considering data from the fourth wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS2016), this paper examines the impact of mobile Internet usage on the relationship between adult children and elderly parents. Results drawn from ordered Probit and mediation models show that mobile Internet use, rather tha...
| Published in: | Journal of Family Issues Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 1453 - 1480 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2024
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