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Migration Status, Internet Use, and Social Participation among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Consequences for Depression

by 1, 2,* and 1
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School of Public Administration, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(16), 6007; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166007
Received: 10 July 2020 / Revised: 13 August 2020 / Accepted: 14 August 2020 / Published: 18 August 2020
This study aimed to examine the underlying relationship between migration status and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in China. Data were derived from three waves of panel data (2011, 2013, and 2015) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Two-level regression models and generalized structural equation modeling were run to fit the data. The results showed that migration status of the respondents could ameliorate their depression (β = −0.02, p < 0.01), so did internet use (β = −0.02, p < 0.001), and social participation (β = −0.06, p < 0.001). The indirect effects of migration status on depression through internet use and of internet use on depression through social participation existed. The effects of migration status, internet use, and social participation in decreasing depression were discussed. Provided the associations among migration status, internet use, social participation, and depression, attention should be paid on increasing protective aspects of migration among middle-aged and older adults, such as internet use and social participation, to enhance their mental health. View Full-Text
Keywords: migration status; internet use; social participation; depressive symptoms; middle-aged and older adults migration status; internet use; social participation; depressive symptoms; middle-aged and older adults
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Liu, Q.; Pan, H.; Wu, Y. Migration Status, Internet Use, and Social Participation among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Consequences for Depression. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166007

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Liu Q, Pan H, Wu Y. Migration Status, Internet Use, and Social Participation among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Consequences for Depression. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):6007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166007

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Liu, Qian, Haimin Pan, and Yuanyuan Wu. 2020. "Migration Status, Internet Use, and Social Participation among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Consequences for Depression" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 6007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17166007

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