心理发展与教育 ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 740-749.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2025.05.14

• 心理健康与教育 • 上一篇    

跨越年龄数字鸿沟:老年人互联网使用行为及其促进和阻碍因素

牛更枫1,2,3, 金斯妤1,2,3, 史晓涵1,2,3, 杨文城1,2,3, 周宗奎1,2,3   

  1. 1. 华中师范大学心理学院暨人的发展与心理健康湖北省重点实验室, 武汉 430079;
    2. 青少年网络心理与行为教育部重点实验室, 武汉 430079;
    3. 华中师范大学网络素养与行为研究中心, 武汉 430079
  • 发布日期:2025-09-15
  • 通讯作者: 周宗奎 E-mail:zhouzk@ccnu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家社科基金项目(22FSHB016,20CSH072);2022年度青少年网络心理与行为教育部重点实验室和人的发展与心理健康湖北省重点实验室开放课题(CCNUCYPSYLAB2022B11)。

Bridging the Age Digital Divide: Internet Usage Behavior of Elderly

NIU Gengfeng1,2,3, JIN Siyu1,2,3, SHI Xiaohan1,2,3, YANG Wencheng1,2,3, ZHOU Zongkui1,2,3   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079;
    2. Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079;
    3. Center for Research on Internet Literacy and Behavior, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079
  • Published:2025-09-15

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摘要： 在当前信息社会,老年人的互联网使用备受关注。虽然互联网使用对老年人的日常生活与健康有着广泛影响,但老年人的互联网使用率相对较低。因此,厘清老年人互联网使用现状、使用影响以及影响因素有着重要意义。基于上述,本文系统概述了老年人互联网使用的行为现状特点、使用影响、理论基础,还从个体和环境层面对其影响因素进行了梳理,概述了影响老年人互联网使用的促进性和阻碍性因素。同时,本文进一步指出了当前研究的局限性和未来研究方向——推动“适老化”改造的基础研究,采用纵向追踪和认知神经科学的研究方法,并进一步探讨老年人互联网使用的前因和后效及其潜在心理机制。

关键词: 老年人, 互联网使用, 数字鸿沟, 促进和阻碍因素

Abstract: In the current information society, the Internet usage of the elderly has received significant attention. Although Internet usage has a wide impact on the daily life and health of the elderly, the usage rate among the elderly remains relatively low. Therefore, it is important to clarify the current status of internet usage among older adults, its effects on usage, and influencing factors. Based on the above, this paper systematically outlines the characteristics of internet usage among older adults, its effects on usage, and theoretical foundations. It also summarizes the influencing factors from individual and environmental perspectives, outlining both facilitating and inhibiting factors. Additionally, this paper points out the limitations of current research and future research directions-promoting basic research on “age-friendly” transformation, adopting longitudinal tracking and cognitive neuroscience research methods, and further exploring the antecedents, consequences, and potential psychological mechanisms of internet usage among older adults.

Key words: elderly, internet usage, digital divide, facilitating and inhibiting factors

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