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Online behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with psychological factors: an international exploratory study

Online behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with psychological factors: an international exploratory study
Online behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with psychological factors: an international exploratory study

This cross-sectional study aimed to explore specific online behaviours and their association with a range of underlying psychological and other behavioural factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight countries (Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Portugal, Japan, Hungary, and Brazil) participated in an international investigation involving 2223 participants (M = 33 years old; SD = 11), 70% of whom were females. Participants were surveyed for specific type of Internet use severity, appearance anxiety, self-compassion, and image and use of performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs). Results were compared cross-culturally. The mean time spent online was 5 h (SD = ±3) of daily browsing during the pandemic. The most commonly performed activities included social networking, streaming, and general surfing. A strong association between these online behaviours and appearance anxiety, self-compassion, and IPEDs use was found after adjustment for possible confounders, with higher scores being associated with specific online activities. Significant cross-cultural differences also emerged in terms of the amount of time spent online during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

appearance anxiety, COVID-19 pandemic, mental illness, problematic usage of the Internet, self-compassion
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Burkauskas, Julius, Fineberg, Naomi A., Ioannidis, Konstantinos, Chamberlain, Samuel R., Bowden-Jones, Henrietta, Griskova-Bulanova, Inga, Pranckeviciene, Aiste, Dores, Artemisa R., Carvalho, Irene P., Barbosa, Fernando, Simonato, Pierluigi, De Luca, Ilaria, Mooney, Rosin, Gómez-Martínez, Maria Ángeles, Demetrovics, Zsolt, Ábel, Krisztina Edina, Szabo, Attila, Fujiwara, Hironobu, Shibata, Mami, Melero-Ventola, Alejandra R., Arroyo-Anlló, Eva M., Santos-Labrador, Ricardo M., Kobayashi, Kei, Di Carlo, Francesco, Monteiro, Cristina, Martinotti, Giovanni and Corazza, Ornella (2022) Online behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with psychological factors: an international exploratory study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (14), [8823]. (doi:10.3390/ijerph19148823).

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to explore specific online behaviours and their association with a range of underlying psychological and other behavioural factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight countries (Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Portugal, Japan, Hungary, and Brazil) participated in an international investigation involving 2223 participants (M = 33 years old; SD = 11), 70% of whom were females. Participants were surveyed for specific type of Internet use severity, appearance anxiety, self-compassion, and image and use of performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs). Results were compared cross-culturally. The mean time spent online was 5 h (SD = ±3) of daily browsing during the pandemic. The most commonly performed activities included social networking, streaming, and general surfing. A strong association between these online behaviours and appearance anxiety, self-compassion, and IPEDs use was found after adjustment for possible confounders, with higher scores being associated with specific online activities. Significant cross-cultural differences also emerged in terms of the amount of time spent online during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Accepted/In Press date: 15 July 2022
Published date: 20 July 2022
Keywords: appearance anxiety, COVID-19 pandemic, mental illness, problematic usage of the Internet, self-compassion
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Local EPrints ID: 492738
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/492738
DOI: doi:10.3390/ijerph19148823
ISSN: 1661-7827
PURE UUID: 9b11b794-11af-4d0c-afe8-8e4b4f3d98ed
ORCID for Samuel R. Chamberlain: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-8121

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Date deposited: 13 Aug 2024 16:39
Last modified: 14 Aug 2024 02:00

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Author: Julius Burkauskas
Author: Naomi A. Fineberg
Author: Konstantinos Ioannidis
Author: Samuel R. Chamberlain ORCID iD
Author: Henrietta Bowden-Jones
Author: Inga Griskova-Bulanova
Author: Aiste Pranckeviciene
Author: Artemisa R. Dores
Author: Irene P. Carvalho
Author: Fernando Barbosa
Author: Pierluigi Simonato
Author: Ilaria De Luca
Author: Rosin Mooney
Author: Maria Ángeles Gómez-Martínez
Author: Zsolt Demetrovics
Author: Krisztina Edina Ábel
Author: Attila Szabo
Author: Hironobu Fujiwara
Author: Mami Shibata
Author: Alejandra R. Melero-Ventola
Author: Eva M. Arroyo-Anlló
Author: Ricardo M. Santos-Labrador
Author: Kei Kobayashi
Author: Francesco Di Carlo
Author: Cristina Monteiro
Author: Giovanni Martinotti
Author: Ornella Corazza

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