New Media Use and Mental Health of Married Women: Mediating Effects of Marital Quality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
2.1. New Media and Mental Well-Being
2.2. Marriage Quality and Mental Health of Women
2.3. New Media and Marital Satisfaction
3. Method
3.1. Study Design and Empirical Sample
3.2. Dependent Variable
3.3. Interested Explanatory Variables
3.4. Mediating Variables
3.5. Covariates
4. Empirical Results and Discussion
4.1. Identify the Nature of Effect of Internet Use on Mental Health of Married Women
4.2. SEM Analyses of Mediating Effects of Marital Satisfaction
5. Discussion
6. Limitations and Future Perspectives
7. Conclusions and Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Obs. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression | 19,929 | 33.719 | 8.101 | 20 | 72 |
Internet Use (1, Yes; 0, No) | 19,929 | 0.476 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |
Age | 19,929 | 48.543 | 13.409 | 16 | 87 |
Residentials (Rural = 1; Urban = 0) | 19,929 | 0.744 | 0.437 | 0 | 1 |
Health Condition (1–5) | |||||
1. Poor | 19,929 | 0.191 | 0.393 | 0 | 1 |
2. Fair | 19,929 | 0.157 | 0.363 | 0 | 1 |
3. Good | 19,929 | 0.401 | 0.490 | 0 | 1 |
4. Very Good | 19,929 | 0.139 | 0.346 | 0 | 1 |
5. Excellent | 19,929 | 0.112 | 0.316 | 0 | 1 |
Economic Social Status: Lowest–Highest 1–5 in local areas | |||||
1. the Lowest | 19,929 | 0.090 | 0.286 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 19,929 | 0.157 | 0.364 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 19,929 | 0.458 | 0.498 | 0 | 1 |
4 | 19,929 | 0.172 | 0.377 | 0 | 1 |
5. the highest | 19,929 | 0.123 | 0.328 | 0 | 1 |
Schooling Years | 19,929 | 7.150 | 4.829 | 0 | 19 |
Dependent Variable | (1) | (2) |
---|---|---|
Depression | Depression | |
Internet | −0.513 *** | −0.475 *** |
(0.172) | (0.170) | |
Constant | 33.303 *** | −4.967 |
(0.091) | (9.886) | |
Controls | No | Yes |
Fixed Effects | Yes | Yes |
N | 19,929 | 19,929 |
R2 | 0.651 | 0.660 |
Variables | Obs. | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 8073 | 48.010 | 13.855 | 17 | 87 |
Rural Residents (Rural,1; Urban,0) | 8073 | 0.720 | 0.449 | 0 | 1 |
Schooling Years | 8073 | 7.676 | 4.932 | 0 | 22 |
Health Condition (1–5) | |||||
1. Poor | 8073 | 0.120 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 |
2. Fair | 8073 | 0.145 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 |
3. Good | 8073 | 0.440 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
4. Very Good | 8073 | 0.119 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 |
5. Excellent | 8073 | 0.176 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 |
Economic Social Status: Lowest–Highest 1–5 in local areas | |||||
1. the Lowest | 8073 | 0.073 | 0.260 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 8073 | 0.145 | 0.352 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 8073 | 0.465 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |
4 | 8073 | 0.180 | 0.385 | 0 | 1 |
5. the highest | 8073 | 0.136 | 0.343 | 0 | 1 |
Overall Marital Satisfaction (1–5, the least satisfaction to the highest satisfaction) | |||||
1. very unsatisfied | 8073 | 0.016 | 0.125 | 0 | 1 |
2. unsatisfied | 8073 | 0.024 | 0.152 | 0 | 1 |
3. fair | 8073 | 0.152 | 0.359 | 0 | 1 |
4. satisfied | 8073 | 0.231 | 0.422 | 0 | 1 |
5. very satisfied | 8073 | 0.577 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 |
Satisfaction towards Spouse’ Economic Contribution (1–5) | |||||
1. very unsatisfied | 8073 | 0.027 | 0.164 | 0 | 1 |
2. unsatisfied | 8073 | 0.042 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 |
3. fair | 8073 | 0.193 | 0.395 | 0 | 1 |
4. satisfied | 8073 | 0.230 | 0.421 | 0 | 1 |
5. very satisfied | 8073 | 0.507 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Satisfaction towards Spouse’ Housework Contribution (1–5) | |||||
1. very unsatisfied | 8073 | 0.061 | 0.240 | 0 | 1 |
2. unsatisfied | 8073 | 0.087 | 0.282 | 0 | 1 |
3. fair | 8073 | 0.224 | 0.417 | 0 | 1 |
4. satisfied | 8073 | 0.211 | 0.408 | 0 | 1 |
5. very satisfied | 8073 | 0.416 | 0.493 | 0 | 1 |
Internet Use (Yes, 1; No, 0) | 8073 | 0.598 | 0.490 | 0 | 1 |
Stream Media Use (Yes, 1; No, 0) | 8073 | 0.480 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
WeChat Use (Yes, 1; No, 0) | 8073 | 0.585 | 0.493 | 0 | 1 |
Depression | 8073 | 33.889 | 8.191 | 22 | 72 |
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Zhou, D.; Xu, Y.; He, Q. New Media Use and Mental Health of Married Women: Mediating Effects of Marital Quality. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212909
Zhou D, Xu Y, He Q. New Media Use and Mental Health of Married Women: Mediating Effects of Marital Quality. Healthcare. 2023; 11(21):2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212909
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Dong, Yi Xu, and Qixuan He. 2023. "New Media Use and Mental Health of Married Women: Mediating Effects of Marital Quality" Healthcare 11, no. 21: 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212909