数字化,心理健康和第三级数字沟:在中国COVID-19大流行期间的调查研究
1Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).
Journal of medical Internet research
|August 18, 2025
概括
在COVID-19期间的数字活动影响了心理健康,揭示了第三级数字沟. 在线参与为社会经济地位较低的人提供了更大的心理健康益处,特别是在城市地区.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 数字健康数字健康
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19大流行加速数字化,人们对其对健康公平的影响提出了质疑.
- 在疫情期间,数字活动如何影响不同社会人口群体的心理健康,目前的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查数字活动对心理健康的影响.
- 确定社会经济地位是否会缓和数字化与心理健康之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 对中国湖北2170名居民的调查 (2020年3月至4月).
- 分析在线行为,社区电子小组参与和心理困扰.
- 普通最小平方回归模型用于评估互联网使用,社会经济地位 (SES) 和心理困扰之间的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 观察到数字沟:较高的SES个人更多地使用互联网进行工作/学习,而较低的SES个人则专注于娱乐/信息.
- 在线娱乐和沟通活动对较低的SES个人,特别是那些在城市地区工作和工作的人来说,更大程度上减少了痛苦.
- 参与社区电子小组减轻了痛苦,与农村居民相比,城市居民的好处更大.
结论:
- 数字活动影响精神困扰,表明心理健康的第三级数字沟.
- 在线活动为社会地位较低的个人提供了更实质性的心理益处.
- 电子小组的数字化纳入有利于心理健康,但"数字化社会资本"为城市人口带来了更大的优势,突出了对微妙的ICT政策的需要.
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