The Impact of Online Political Participation on Social Integration

The study focuses on the effects of Online Political Participation on social integration by exploring the mediating roles of social support and policy support.The rationale of the study is that there is limited participation of Chinese elderly people in online activities due to a lack of awareness.Limited studies on the topic are the reason for conducting this research.The selected method is a primary quantitative method, where an online survey is conducted on 385 Chinese elderly people.The findings and discussion show that Online Political Participation is positively and significantly related to social support, policy support, and social integration.The findings also show that social support and policy support mediate between Online Political Participation and social integration.It can be said that active online participation in political events, activities and discussions through social media and digital channels to gain social support, policy support and social integration.