Diversity of purposes of use, time spent online, and depression among older Chinese Internet users.
Objectives: Previous studies on the associations between Internet use and older people's depression have mostly focused on single types of online activities, especially online social engagement. The current study investigated the diversity of purposes of Internet use and its interaction with the tim...
| Publicado en: | Aging & Mental Health Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 1216 - 1225 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2024
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