The Heterogeneous Impact of Internet Use on Older People's Mental Health: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Whether Internet use improves older people's health is an open question. This study empirically investigated the impact of Internet use on older people's mental health with a focus on the heterogeneity among subgroups. Method: Data come from the 2018 China Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (n = 8,505). An instrumental variable quantile regression method (IVQR) combines the instrumental variable and quantile regression to resolve the endogeneity and heterogeneity generally challenged in ordinary least squares (OLS). Results: Although Internet use generally improves older people's mental health, there is enormous heterogeneity in the effects on older adults with different mental health conditions. Specifically, Internet use only has a mitigating imp

SUBMITTER: Zhu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10027613 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature