The impact of digital communication and offline social interactions on depressive symptoms in Chinese older people

• Main Authors: Qi Chai (Author), Zhengting Yang (Author), Yiting Luo (Author), Yin Deng (Author), Lu Qin (Author), Zhibo Yang (Author), Ruizhi Wang (Author), Yongzhao Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIn a special period of lack of offline social interaction (pandemic), the mentality of older people is changing quietly. This study aims to dissect the impact of these changes on their mental health.MethodUtilizing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2020),...