Internet use and well-being of older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from European social survey

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F24%3A73619224" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/24:73619224 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01634372.2023.2217682" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01634372.2023.2217682</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2217682" target="_blank" >10.1080/01634372.2023.2217682</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Internet use and well-being of older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from European social survey
Original language description
The present study examined older adults’ use of digital technology and its relation to perceived well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Three cross-sectional survey data from the European Social Survey (ESS) were employed including ESS8–2016 (n = 10,618, Mean age = 73.59 ± 6.76 years; 54.4% female), ESS9–2018 (n = 13,532, Mean age = 73.85 ± 6.58 years; 55.9% female), and ESS10–2020 (n = 4,894, Mean age = 73.49 ± 6.40 years; 59.0% female). Results showed that there was a tendency to increase Internet use on a daily basis across different European countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Old age, low education, being widowed, and living in a household with more than five household members were salient factors that are correlated with lower levels of Internet use. Internet use was positively associated with happiness and life satisfaction, and negatively associated with poor general health.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50902 - Social sciences, interdisciplinary

Project
<a href="/en/project/GJ19-11418Y" target="_blank" >GJ19-11418Y: An empirical model of attitudinal-behavioral pathway to successful aging: secondary data analysis</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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