Mediating effects of eHealth literacy and social connection on the association between smartphone use and mental health among Korean adults

So Young Park; Soondool Chung

doi:10.1080/29949769.2024.2421968

Mediating effects of eHealth literacy and social connection on the association between smartphone use and mental health among Korean adults

So Young Park, Soondool Chung

Department of Social Welfare

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Abstract

This study investigated the complex associations among smartphone use, eHealth literacy, social connection and mental health and how eHealth literacy and social connection mediate these associations between older and middle-aged Korean adults in 2020. We recruited 1,400 Korean adults and conducted a multigroup path analysis. Findings revealed significant pathways among major variables and the mediating effects of eHealth literacy and social connection on the association between smartphone use and mental health only for older adults. Future research should investigate the longitudinal effects of various digital devices and eHealth literacy on mental health in Koreans after COVID-19.

Original language	English
Journal	Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/29949769.2024.2421968
State	Accepted/In press - 2024

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Keywords

depressive symptoms
eHealth literacy
loneliness
Smartphone use
social connection

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