Digital literacy, life satisfaction, social capital, and multidimensional health behaviors among middle-aged and older adults in rural China: A nationwide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Digital literacy may be related to health behaviors, yet their associations remain less explored. This study examines the relationship between digital literacy and multidimensional health behaviors, including heterogeneous effects by gender, age group, and region. Furthermore, this study examines two mechanisms, drawing on self-determination theory and social capital theory.

Methods

We used data from the China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS). The relationships between digital literacy and health behaviors was examined via binary logistic regression models. Bias-corrected percentile bootstrap KHB mediation models investigated the mediating roles of life satisfaction and social capital.

Results

Digital literacy is positively and directly associated with all

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12464424 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature