互联网使用作为个人资源和老年人的压力之间的关系的调节者:跨部分研究
Angélique Roquet1, Paolo Martinelli1, Charikleia Lampraki2
1Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
JMIR aging
|July 19, 2024
概括
互联网使用有助于老年人管理与个人资源损失和收益相关的压力. 互联网参与度增加与这一人口群体的压力水平较低相关,这表明数字心理健康干预的潜力.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 全球互联网透率很高,包括老年人.
- 互联网使用是一种技术资源,可以积极影响压力等心理过程.
- 资源保护理论认为,压力与个人资源变化有关.
研究的目的:
- 检查互联网使用对个人资源和压力之间的关系的调节作用.
- 为了比较年轻和老年成人群体中的这些影响.
主要方法:
- 调查了275名年轻成年人 (18-30岁) 和224名老年人 (≥65岁).
- 评估压力水平,个人资源变化 (损失/收益) 和互联网使用情况.
- 采用差异分析,多重回归和适度分析.
主要成果:
- 年长的成年人报告了比年轻的成年人更高的资源损失和更少的收益,但压力较低.
- 互联网使用缓解了老年人资源变化和压力之间的关联.
- 较高的互联网使用与老年人较低的压力有关,特别是在大量资源损失或获取期间.
结论:
- 互联网使用对于减轻老年人面临资源波动的压力至关重要.
- 利用互联网接入的数字干预措施有望提高老年人群的心理健康.
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