Analysis of the Impact Mechanism of Active Aging on Quality of Life: Chain Mediating Effects of Internet Use and Social Capital

With the tide of population aging, the theory of active aging emerges. Under the background of exerting the residual heat of the elderly, the quality of life of the elderly has attracted much attention. This paper uses structural equation model and bootstrap to explore the influence mechanism of active aging level on quality of life. The results show that: (1) active aging has direct positive effect on quality of life;(2) social capital plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between active aging and quality of life;(3) Internet use plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between the two;(4) Internet use and social capital play a chain mediating role in the relationship between the two, which not only conforms to the national strategy of active aging in China, but also provides a new way to improve the quality of life of the elderly in China.