Associations between internet use, internalized ageism and mental health during COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in the Nordic-Baltic region.
Purpose: Limited internet use and experience of ageism may have made older adults more vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet studies often lack integration of internalized ageism and regional comparisons. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the associations between internet...
| Publicado en: | Quality in Ageing & Older Adults Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 101 - 112 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=193981117&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 193981117 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 20441827 B752 jtl: Quality in Ageing & Older Adults issn: 20441827 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2026 vid: 27 iid: 2 pid: 465 pub: Emerald Publishing Limited artinfo: ui: 193981117 193981117 193981117 193981117 ppf: 101 ppct: 11 formats: tig: atl: Associations between internet use, internalized ageism and mental health during COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in the Nordic-Baltic region. aug: au: Gudynaite, Gabriele Zamalijeva, Olga Kairys, Antanas Pakalniskiene, Vilmante affil: Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania sug: subj: COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Factors Internet Utilization Ageism Mental Health Outcomes (Health Care) Human Funding Source Europe Aged Cross Sectional Studies Descriptive Statistics Multiple Logistic Regression Logistic Regression Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Regression Data Analysis Software Anxiety Depression Age Factors Sex Factors Employment Status Self Report Health Status Aged: 65+ years ab: Purpose: Limited internet use and experience of ageism may have made older adults more vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet studies often lack integration of internalized ageism and regional comparisons. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the associations between internet use, internalized ageism and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in the Nordic-Baltic region. Design/methodology/approach: Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe Corona Survey 2 was used for this study, including 7263 individuals aged 65 and above from the Nordic and Baltic regions. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate how internet use and internalized ageism predict anxiety and depressive symptoms among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Control variables included age, gender, having a partner living in the household, employment status and self-rated health. Findings: The study found that limited internet use was associated with depressive symptoms among older adults in the whole sample, while internalized ageism predicted both the depressive and anxiety symptoms. Regional differences were observed: internet use predicted depressive symptoms in the Baltic but not in the Nordic region, while internalized ageism predicted anxiety symptoms in the Baltic but not in the Nordic region. Originality/value: This study provides a unique regional perspective by comparing the Nordic and Baltic regions and also highlights internalized ageism, a less-represented factor in mental health research regarding older adults during the pandemic. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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