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It is found that using internet can significantly promote the social adaptation level of older adults, but the degree of promotion depends on the type of internet usage. The comprehensive type benefits the most from Internet use, while the social-news type benefits the least. However, the difference among the social-news type, social type, and social-entertainment type is not significant. Among the older adults who access internet, there is a “J-shaped” connection between the hierarchy of internet usage and the social adaptation level of older adults. In addition, older adults with higher level of education benefit more from using Internet. To strengthen the construction of a digitally inclusive ageing society, this study suggests that precise measures should be taken to cope with the differences in internet usage among older adults, strengthen cyberspace governance, and improve the digital and information literacy of older adults. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select The Working Life Expectancy of the Older Population in Rural China and Its Regional Differences from 2010 to 2020 Zhang Wenjuan, Chen Lu Population Research    2023, 47 (6): 21-34.   Abstract （211）      PDF （1231KB）（96）       Knowledge map    Save Based on the data from the population censuses and the 1% population sampling survey, this paper analyzes the trend of working life expectancy and its regional differences of the rural older population in China from 2010 to 2020. The results indicate that the proportion of working people among the rural older population has been declining since 2010, and their working life expectancy has decreased steadily while their non-working life expectancy has increased. The study also reveals significant gender and regional disparities in the working life expectancy of the rural older population: older males, and those residing in agriculturally developed and population-outflowing areas have a longer working life expectancy and less leisure time in their later lives. There are five typical patterns of working life expectancy extension for the rural older population, which are closely linked to the living standards, willingness to work, labor capacity, and working environment of the older population in the region. The research serves as an inspiration for authorities and society to empower rural older workers while providing them with a well-designed and powerful economic safety net. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Substitute or Supplement? The Impact of Home-based Care Services on Intergenerational Support of Chinese Older People Sun Juanjuan, Tian Jiayin, Chen Yuxin Population Research    2023, 47 (6): 35-50.   Abstract （236）      PDF （1240KB）（70）       Knowledge map    Save Both of the home-based care services for older people and the function of old-age support by family have been integrated into the national strategy of actively responding to ageing. However, more in-depth studies are necessary to explore the effects of home-based care services on family support for the older people. Based on a counterfactual framework and using the 2018 and 2020 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) data, this paper employs a combination of propensity score matching and difference-in-differences methods to measure the influence of home-based care services on family intergenerational support. The results show that home-based care services for the older people have a significant negative impact on their family intergenerational support, to a certain extent, replacing the instrumental support provided by adult children. Moreover, this substitution effect is more significant among the relatively vulnerable elderly group. The empirical results also suggest that the effect of home-based care services on family intergenerational support does not significantly reduce the intergenerational relationships of older adults, and that the overall functioning of family care is maintained. Therefore, in order to promote the mutual integration and positive interaction between social care services and family care, the support for the family care provided by home-based care services should be strengthened. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Trajectory of Mental Health among the Rural Older People: Based on the Longitudinal Survey in Rural Areas of Anhui Gao Li, Li Shuzhuo Population Research    2023, 47 (6): 51-64.   Abstract （139）      PDF （1348KB）（44）       Knowledge map    Save Based on the stress process theory and life course theory, this paper studies the trajectory of mental health of the rural elderly by using the longitudinal data obtained from the survey “Well-being of Elderly in Anhui Province” from 2001 to 2018. The results show that age trajectory of mental health of the older people in rural areas follows a curvilinear pattern. With the increase of age, the life satisfaction of the older people increases at first and then decreases, while the depression increases. The cohort trajectory of life satisfaction follows an inverted U-shaped pattern,and the depression follows a U-shaped pattern. The cohort groups born earlier and later have the lower life satisfaction and the higher depression level, while the middle cohort groups born in the first half of 1930s have the highest level of life satisfaction and the lowest level of depression. Marriage and work stage have some influence on the mental health of the rural older people.The rural older people who are women, or with lower income or more negative life events have poorer mental health. The rural older people with better self-rated health, higher financial support or more emotional connection have better mental health. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics