The Role of Internet Engagement in the Health-Knowledge Gap
The Role of Internet Engagement in the Health-Knowledge Gap
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DOI：
10.1080/08838150903102758
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Lee, Chul-Joo
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作者：
Lee, Chul-Joo
目前的研究假设，教育导致不同程度的互联网参与，这缓和互联网使用健康信息和一般健康知识之间的关联。通过对美国40岁至70岁的成年人进行的一项具有全国代表性的调查发现，教育与互联网参与度呈正相关。此外，互联网使用与健康知识的关联性更强的人表现出高互联网参与比表现出低互联网参与。这些研究结果对互联网的使用和知识差距的影响进行了讨论。
The current research posits that education leads to differential levels of Internet engagement, which moderate the association between Internet use for health information and general health knowledge. Using a nationally representative survey that covers adults between the ages of 40 and 70 in the United States, it is found that education is positively related to Internet engagement. Also, Internet use has stronger associations with health knowledge for people exhibiting high Internet engagement than for people exhibiting low Internet engagement. The implications of these findings for research on both Internet use and knowledge gaps are discussed.