2021
DOI: 10.1177/20563051211033821
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Loneliness and Its Association With Social Media Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract: Social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic changed social interaction for many and increased the risk of loneliness in the general population. Social media use has been ambiguously related to loneliness, and associations may differ by age. The study aimed to examine loneliness and its association with social media use within different age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia during April/May … Show more

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“…Two studies included social media use in their research [ 20 , 24 ]. The studies mostly touched on the social media status (user or non-user) and the frequency of using social media.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Two studies included social media use in their research [ 20 , 24 ]. The studies mostly touched on the social media status (user or non-user) and the frequency of using social media.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As shown in Table 3 , from seven quantitative studies, loneliness and depressive symptoms appeared to be the most typical mental health outcomes used by researchers. There were four studies that included loneliness [ 18 , 20 , 21 , 23 ] and four studies involved depressive symptoms [ 19 , 21 , 22 , 24 ] as a mental health outcome. The loneliness scale by de Jong Gierveld and van Tilburg and Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale were commonly used to measure loneliness and depressive symptoms.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
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