Online Behaviours during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Associations with Psychological Factors: An International Exploratory Study. Burkauskas, J., Fineberg, N., Ioannidis, K., Chamberlain, S., Bowden-Jones, H., Griskova-Bulanova, I., Pranckeviciene, A., Dores, A., Carvalho, I., Barbosa, F., Simonato, P., De Luca, I., Mooney, R., Gómez-Martínez, M., Demetrovics, Z., Ábel, K., Szabo, A., Fujiwara, H., Shibata, M., Melero-Ventola, A., Arroyo-Anlló, E., Santos-Labrador, R., Kobayashi, K., Di Carlo, F., Monteiro, C., Martinotti, G., & Corazza, O. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14):8823, July, 2022.
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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.
@article{burkauskas_online_2022,
	title = {Online {Behaviours} during the {COVID}-19 {Pandemic} and {Their} {Associations} with {Psychological} {Factors}: {An} {International} {Exploratory} {Study}},
	volume = {19},
	issn = {1660-4601},
	shorttitle = {Online {Behaviours} during the {COVID}-19 {Pandemic} and {Their} {Associations} with {Psychological} {Factors}},
	url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/14/8823},
	doi = {10.3390/ijerph19148823},
	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.},
	language = {en},
	number = {14},
	urldate = {2023-11-17},
	journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
	author = {Burkauskas, Julius and Fineberg, Naomi and Ioannidis, Konstantinos and Chamberlain, Samuel and Bowden-Jones, Henrietta and Griskova-Bulanova, Inga and Pranckeviciene, Aiste and Dores, Artemisa and Carvalho, Irene and Barbosa, Fernando and Simonato, Pierluigi and De Luca, Ilaria and Mooney, Rosin and Gómez-Martínez, Maria and Demetrovics, Zsolt and Ábel, Krisztina and Szabo, Attila and Fujiwara, Hironobu and Shibata, Mami and Melero-Ventola, Alejandra and Arroyo-Anlló, Eva and Santos-Labrador, Ricardo and Kobayashi, Kei and Di Carlo, Francesco and Monteiro, Cristina and Martinotti, Giovanni and Corazza, Ornella},
	month = jul,
	year = {2022},
	pages = {8823},
}

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