Does the frequency of using Internet entertainment affect happiness? Evidence from China.
Objective: In the context of rapid Internet development, studying individual happiness holds significant practical and academic value. Methods: This article employs ordinary least squares to examine the impact of the frequency of Internet entertainment usage on happiness using data from the China Fa...
| Publicado en: | Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. 1336 - 1351 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=179072019&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 179072019 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00384941 SSQ jtl: Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell) issn: 00384941 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2024 vid: 105 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 179072019 10.1111/ssqu.13393 ppf: 1336 ppct: 15 formats: tig: atl: Does the frequency of using Internet entertainment affect happiness? Evidence from China. aug: au: Lin, Yunyuan affil: School of Ethnology and Sociology, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China su: Internet Happiness Internet entertainment Panel analysis Robust control Least squares sug: subj: Internet Happiness Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals Wired Telecommunications Carriers Internet entertainment Panel analysis Robust control Least squares keyword: happiness happiness ab: Objective: In the context of rapid Internet development, studying individual happiness holds significant practical and academic value. Methods: This article employs ordinary least squares to examine the impact of the frequency of Internet entertainment usage on happiness using data from the China Family Panel Studies spanning 2014 to 2018. Results: The empirical results demonstrate a significant positive effect of the frequency of Internet entertainment usage on happiness. Specifically, each additional instance of using Internet entertainment is associated with a 4.2 percent increase in happiness. This finding remains robust after controlling for other variables, annual, and provincial fixed effects. To address potential endogeneity issues, the perceived importance of Internet entertainment to residents is used as an instrumental variable. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the frequency of Internet entertainment usage significantly affects happiness across different genders, ages, education levels, and employment statuses. Conclusion: The implications of this study suggest that governments should focus on the development of Internet entertainment, explore its beneficial potentials further, minimize its drawbacks, and enhance the overall happiness of residents through their engagement with Internet entertainment, thereby allowing the Internet to better serve the populace. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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