The contribution of audiobook use on the mental health of older adults: the mediating effects of social adaptation

• Published in: Aging & mental health Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 754 - 761
• Main Authors: Chen, Wei-chao, Wang, Xiao-yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 03.05.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - psychology; audiobook use; Audiobooks; China; Female; Geriatric psychiatry; Health promotion; Heterogeneity; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; mechanisms of influence; Mediation; Mental Health; Middle Aged; Older adults; Older people; Robustness; social adaptation; Social Adjustment; China; social adaptation; audiobook use; Older adults; mechanisms of influence; mental health

Objectives: This study aims to examine the association between audiobook use and the mental health of older adults. Methods: Data were from the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey(CLASS 2018). The study utilized multiple linear regression to examine the association between audiobook use and...