Digital Literacy and Self-Rated Health in China: Dual Pathways Through Information Accessibility and Mental Health
Chunyun Tan, Jiangwei Hu, Hongxuan Tong, Jiale Zhang · 2025
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Chunyun Tan and co-authors ask whether digital skills shape how healthy people in China feel. Using a 2023 national survey of 8,039 adults, their 2025 study builds a score for digital literacy that covers access, everyday use, and entertainment use. Health was self-rated by each respondent.
Better digital skills went with better self-rated health, the team found. About a third of that link ran through mental health: skilled users reached health information more easily and felt better in mind. The link was strongest for young and middle-aged women. It was weaker past age 60, though the mental health path mattered more there. The study suggests digital training could support public health.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chunyun Tan, Jiangwei Hu, Hongxuan Tong, Jiale Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |