Being single when marriage is the norm: Internet use and the well-being of never-married adults in Indonesia

Himawan, Karel Karsten; Underwood, Mair; Bambling, Matthew; Edirippulige, Sisira

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01367-6

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“…However, the present results indicated that it is also important to make a distinction between dating and married/cohabitating couples, as it was only married/cohabitating couples who differed significantly from singles with regard to experiencing an increase in negative mood. This finding is in line with results from a few previous studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, which found that being married/cohabitating predicted better mental health outcomes during the lockdown (Gualano et al, 2020;Stanton et al, 2020), while being in a relationship but not cohabitating was a risk factor for higher anxiety, stress and depression (Rodríguez-Rey et al, 2020), as well as poorer life satisfaction (Himawan et al, 2021). Due to the social isolation that was enforced during the pandemic, being in a relationship but not cohabitating has been similar to having a long-distance relationship (Rodríguez-Rey et al, 2020) and we know from previous research that having a longdistance relationship is related to greater stress (Du Bois et al, 2016).…”

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Partner responsiveness moderates the relation between COVID-19-related stressors and changes in mood during the pandemic

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Partner responsiveness moderates the relation between COVID-19-related stressors and changes in mood during the pandemic

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“…The study also found that male college students were more likely to look for news, read the online version of the school newspaper, and use the internet for political agendas than female students. In addition, the disproportionately high knowledge amongst single people compared to those who were married could be attributed to the comparatively high level of exposure to information via the internet amongst the youth, who constituted the unmarried respondents (Himawan et al 2021 ).…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours toward COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey among Nigerian University students

Shallie

Haffejee

2022

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: The effect of the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, from which it spread worldwide. In Nigeria, to curb the spread of the virus, the government elected to close public places, halt the general use of public transportation, enforce isolation and manage infected persons.Aim: This study evaluated Nigerian university students’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviour (KAB) towards COVID-19.Setting: This was an online survey of Nigerian university students.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1268 respondents aged 16 to 60 who completed the survey questionnaire. The respondents’ demographic data and KAB toward COVID-19 were collected, allocated and scored based on specific stratified divisions. Data were analysed using student’s t-test, analysis of variance and logistic regression analysis.Results: The respondents demonstrated good knowledge of COVID-19, with a mean knowledge score of 78.7%; this positively influenced their attitude and behaviour scores (84.1% and 72.3%, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that 98.9% of the variance associated with poor knowledge is explained by gender (98.9%), age (97.3%), education (97.3%), occupation (97.2%) and marital status (91.4%).Conclusion: The respondents had a positive attitude and satisfactory compliance with safety practices required to curb the spread of the virus. Nevertheless, there is a need to intensify health education campaigns targeting all Nigerians, especially the less educated, via community outreach programmes using local languages.Contribution: The findings of this study demonstrate the imperative role of the knowledge of COVID-19 in curbing the spread of the infection via improved attitudes and positive behaviours in compliance with safety practices.

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“…Furthermore, loneliness was cited as the number one reason why WFH became less attractive and led employees to feel less motivated at work (Bloom et al, 2015 ). Although technology may provide social connection, many Asian studies have indicated the ineffective use of online‐based communication to reduce loneliness (Himawan, Underwood, et al, 2021 ; Li et al, 2015 ).…”

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The sociocultural barriers ofwork‐from‐homearrangement due toCOVID‐19 pandemic in Asia: Implications and future implementation

Himawan

Helmi

Fanggidae

2022

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The rapidly escalating COVID‐19 pandemic entails many unprecedented life circumstances, including in the way people work. The social distancing policy has forced companies to adopt work‐from‐home (WFH) arrangement to maintain business sustainability amidst both health and economic crises. While in many developed countries, WFH arrangement has been a common practice, this is not the case in some Asian countries, particularly in countries where high power distance emphasising heightened supervision and punishment among workers are still a preferred managerial style, such as Indonesia, China, India, and Thailand. While acknowledging that WFH is considered as beyond an option in this pandemic period, this commentary paper, built on existing literature presented in the narrative fashion, aims to critically identify key barriers of WFH implementation in some Asian countries, particularly in autocratic societies, using both theoretical and contextual approaches. The paper concludes by discussing recommendation for future studies and proposing strategic implications for companies and workers to effectively adopt WFH arrangement, especially in societies where WFH is still a new practice or is involuntarily held.

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Being single when marriage is the norm: Internet use and the well-being of never-married adults in Indonesia

Cited by 14 publications

References 61 publications

Partner responsiveness moderates the relation between COVID-19-related stressors and changes in mood during the pandemic

Partner responsiveness moderates the relation between COVID-19-related stressors and changes in mood during the pandemic

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours toward COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey among Nigerian University students

The sociocultural barriers ofwork‐from‐homearrangement due toCOVID‐19 pandemic in Asia: Implications and future implementation

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