Examining Online Behaviors of Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic Social Isolation Period with Regard to Life Satisfaction, Loneliness, and Hostility

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dc.authoridCANER-YILDIRIM, SONAY/0000-0002-0381-2798
dc.authoridYILDIRIM, Taskin/0000-0002-6592-7865
dc.authorwosidCANER-YILDIRIM, SONAY/F-9665-2019
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Taskin
dc.contributor.authorCaner-Yildirim, Sonay
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:53:36Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:53:36Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe Covid-19 pandemic exposed individuals to intense restrictions and social isolation, as well as the possibility of deterioration of physical health. In the pandemic period, the Internet has become the principal avenue for social interaction, leisure related activities, and school-work pursuits for most people and consequently problematic Internet use (PIU) has increased dramatically in this period. Modeling of PIU among university students - considered one of the most negatively affected groups at this time - along with PIU subconstructs as well as indicators of psychological well-being - life satisfaction, loneliness, and hostility - will be valuable in directing future studies. This study examined the effects of the psychological well-being indicators of life satisfaction, loneliness, and hostility on PIU constructs; the preference for online social interaction, Internet use for mood regulation, and deficient self-regulation of Internet use during the Covid-19 pandemic social isolation period. Participants were 418 undergraduate students from a public university (130 male and 288 female). Results revealed that young adults with low life satisfaction have been more likely to problematically use the Internet to regulate their mood during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hostility and loneliness between which there is a moderately strong direct relationship, were similarly related to deficiently self-regulated Internet use. Moreover, individuals experiencing feelings of loneliness are more likely to use the Internet problematically for online social interaction purposes, while those experiencing feelings of hostility are more likely to use it problematically for mood regulation purposes. Given the significant relationships between indicators of psychological well-being and PIU, higher education institutions should take measures to prevent PIU behaviors in their students in case they face potential periods of social isolation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00332941231169671
dc.identifier.issn0033-2941
dc.identifier.issn1558-691X
dc.identifier.pmid37037777en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85152387681en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231169671
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/101289
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000968953300001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSage Publications Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPsychological Reportsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectproblematic internet useen_US
dc.subjectinternet use for mood regulationen_US
dc.subjectcovid-19 social isolationen_US
dc.subjectlife satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectlonelinessen_US
dc.subjecthostilityen_US
dc.titleExamining Online Behaviors of Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic Social Isolation Period with Regard to Life Satisfaction, Loneliness, and Hostilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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