Internet Use and Cognitive Functioning in Later Life: Focus on Asymmetric Effects and Contextual Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Despite emerging literature linking Internet usage and cognitive functioning in later life, research seldom takes changes in older adults' Internet use into account. How changes in Internet use influence older adults' cognitive decline over time, particularly in the context of sociodemographic factors that shape Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use, remains an open question.

Research design and methods

Using 9 waves of panel data from the Health and Retirement Study (2002-2018), we examined within-person asymmetric effects of transitioning into and out of Internet use on cognitive functioning, and whether the associations vary across birth cohorts and by living arrangement.

Results

Transitioning into Internet use (i.e., Internet

SUBMITTER: Kim YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8963164 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature