Catherine E Jauregui, Regina Messer, Joseph M Vitolo, Nancy Young
Evaluating the use of HEIghten critical thinking assessment to monitor critical thinking in dental students
Journal of dental education
potential benefits wellbeing older adults widely anticipated however findings regarding impact internet use depressive symptoms inconsistent result exponential growth internet skills supplanted internet access source digital divide study evaluates effect internet skills depressive symptoms instrumental variables iv approach data china health retirement longitudinal studys wave 4 2018 used included 16949 community residents aged 45 years older overcome endogeneity issue used iv approach results reveal emergence secondlevel digital divide disparity internet skills among chinese middleaged older adults liner regression suggests 1 increase internet skills associated 0037 decrease depressive symptoms 037 se 0009 underestimates causal effect expected internet skills endogenous variable f test p value 001 iv regressions indicate 1 increase internet skills reduces 1135 se 0471 1741 se 0297 depressive symptoms 2 iv neither weak f1167 285 10 endogenous wuhausman test p value 10 05 01 better mental health predicted improved higher internet skills consequently residents policy makers china focus bridging digital divide internet skills among middleaged older adults