Professor Xiang Yunhua, director of the Social Security Research Center of Wuhan University, published a paper entitled "Does Smartphone Use Affect the Aging Attitude of the Elderly?—— Evidence from the China Elderly Social Tracking Survey (CLASS)" in the first issue of the CSSCI journal Southeast Academic in 2023.

【author】Xiang Yunhua，Jin Qiaosen，Wang Xiaohui

【Published Journal】《东南学术》

【Journal level】CSSCI

【Publication Time】Issue 1,2023

【Abstract】Psychosocial loss, physical change experience, and psychological gain are three important indicators of aging attitude of the elderly. Smartphone use also has an impact on the aging attitudes of the elderly through these three aspects. The impact of smartphone use on the aging attitudes of different older age groups is heterogeneous, and it can promote the formation of positive aging attitudes by maintaining and expanding the social network of the elderly. To further strengthen the positive effect of smart phone use on the aging attitude of the elderly group, it is necessary to continue to strengthen the construction of information technology infrastructure such as the Internet, accelerate the transformation of smart phones for the elderly, improve the ability of the elderly to use smart phones, and promote the elderly to face aging with a positive attitude.

【Keywords】 smartphone use; Aging attitudes; social networks; Active ageing

【Funds】 Hebei Provincial Social Science Foundation Project "Research on the Digital Integration Barriers of the Elderly from the Perspective of Active Aging and Their Dissolution Mechanism" (Project No.: HB22SH024)