@article{ref1,
title="Internet use and psychological well-being at advanced age: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2018",
author="Quintana, David and Cervantes, Alejandro and Sáez, Yago and Isasi, Pedro",
volume="15",
number="3",
pages="e15030480-e15030480",
abstract="This work explores the connection between psychological well-being and Internet use in older adults. The study is based on a sample of 2314 participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. The subjects, aged 50 years and older, were interviewed every two years over the 2006-2007 to 2014-2015 period. The connection between the use of Internet/Email and the main dimensions of psychological well-being (evaluative, hedonic and eudaimonic) was analyzed by means of three generalized estimating equation models that were fitted on 2-year lagged repeated measurements. The outcome variables, the scores on three well-being scales, were explained in terms of Internet/Email use, controlling for covariates that included health and socioeconomic indicators. The results support the existence of a direct relationship between Internet/Email use and psychological well-being. The connection between the main predictor and the score of the participants on the scale used to measure the eudaimonic aspect was positive and statistically significant at conventional levels (<i>p</i>-value: 0.015). However, the relevance of digital literacy on the evaluative and the hedonic components could not be confirmed (<i>p</i>-values for evaluative and hedonic dimensions were 0.078 and 0.192, respectively).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph15030480",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030480"
}