Changes in Internet Use When Coping With Stress: Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Galit Nimrod. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2020
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Highlights • This study aimed at evaluating older adults’ ability to use the Internet effectively in coping with stress posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.• Significant positive associations were found between stress and increase in Internet use for interpersonal communication and online errands. However, only increased Internet use for leisure associated significantly with enhanced wellbeing.• The changes in Internet use reflected coping efforts that were apparently ineffective in enhancing wellbeing.
Subfields: Demography, Health, Sociology and Political Science
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- Fear, Stress, Resilience and Coping Strategies during COVID-19 in Spanish University Students (2021, background): “Conversely, positive correlations were found between stress levels and Internet use for interpersonal communication and subjective well-being; and the use of the Internet and online tools for leisure have been associated with a higher degree of well-being, although it was precisely for these purpose”