Short-Form Video Applications Usage and Functionally Dependent Adults’ Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a National Survey
Chen Li, Yangyang Wang · 2024
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Chen Li and Yangyang Wang published a 2024 study of short-video apps and depressive symptoms in adults who need help with daily tasks. The framework is a known one: people make up for thin live ties with rich screen ties. Past work had not studied this group on this theme. The team draws on a national survey of over eight thousand adults past mid-life.
Video use tied to lower depression scores: the videos eased low mood in this group. Relationships with people did part of the work: a tenth of the benefit ran through better live ties. Playing video games ate some of the benefit back, but not for those over sixty. The conclusion supports screen-based care as a real path for the mental health of such adults.
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| CREATOR | Chen Li, Yangyang Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |