The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter?
<div><p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have attempted to reduce virus transmission by implementing lockdown procedures, leading to increased social isolation and a new reliance on technology and the internet for work and social communication. We examined people’s...
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| author | Jensen Deutrom (18426978) |
| author2 | Vasilis Katos (18426981) Mohamed Basel Al-Mourad (18426984) Raian Ali (12066006) |
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| author_facet | Jensen Deutrom (18426978) Vasilis Katos (18426981) Mohamed Basel Al-Mourad (18426984) Raian Ali (12066006) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Jensen Deutrom (18426978) Vasilis Katos (18426981) Mohamed Basel Al-Mourad (18426984) Raian Ali (12066006) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2022-01-25T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.3390/ijerph19031325 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences Health sciences Public health problematic internet use lockdown working from home life satisfaction loneliness |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
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| description | <div><p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have attempted to reduce virus transmission by implementing lockdown procedures, leading to increased social isolation and a new reliance on technology and the internet for work and social communication. We examined people’s experiences working from home in the UK to identify risk factors of problematic internet use during the first lockdown period, specifically looking at life satisfaction, loneliness, and gender. A total of 299 adults completed the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-Short-Form-6, UCLA-3 Item Loneliness Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale online. Through structural equation modelling, we found that loneliness positively predicted problematic internet use while gender had no effect. Life satisfaction and age positively predicted loneliness but had no direct effect on problematic internet use, suggesting loneliness fully mediated their relationship with problematic internet use. Our study serves as a benchmark study of problematic internet use among those working from home during lockdown conditions, which may be utilized by future researchers exploring longitudinal patterns post-pandemic.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031325" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031325</a></p> |
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| spelling | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter?Jensen Deutrom (18426978)Vasilis Katos (18426981)Mohamed Basel Al-Mourad (18426984)Raian Ali (12066006)Biomedical and clinical sciencesPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciencesHealth sciencesPublic healthproblematic internet uselockdownworking from homelife satisfactionloneliness<div><p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have attempted to reduce virus transmission by implementing lockdown procedures, leading to increased social isolation and a new reliance on technology and the internet for work and social communication. We examined people’s experiences working from home in the UK to identify risk factors of problematic internet use during the first lockdown period, specifically looking at life satisfaction, loneliness, and gender. A total of 299 adults completed the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-Short-Form-6, UCLA-3 Item Loneliness Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale online. Through structural equation modelling, we found that loneliness positively predicted problematic internet use while gender had no effect. Life satisfaction and age positively predicted loneliness but had no direct effect on problematic internet use, suggesting loneliness fully mediated their relationship with problematic internet use. Our study serves as a benchmark study of problematic internet use among those working from home during lockdown conditions, which may be utilized by future researchers exploring longitudinal patterns post-pandemic.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031325" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031325</a></p>2022-01-25T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3390/ijerph19031325https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Relationships_between_Gender_Life_Satisfaction_Loneliness_and_Problematic_Internet_Use_during_COVID-19_Does_the_Lockdown_Matter_/25671918CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/256719182022-01-25T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? Jensen Deutrom (18426978) Biomedical and clinical sciences Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences Health sciences Public health problematic internet use lockdown working from home life satisfaction loneliness |
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| title | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
| title_full | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
| title_fullStr | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
| title_short | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
| title_sort | The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter? |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences Health sciences Public health problematic internet use lockdown working from home life satisfaction loneliness |