ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Relationships between Gender, Life Satisfaction, Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19: Does the Lockdown Matter?
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- Problematic mobile phone use, loneliness, and life satisfaction among college students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai: a cross-sectional mediation analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Do scales measuring internet addiction give compatible results? Comparison of two internet addiction scales among medical students.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Chain mediation of subjective assessment of insomnia and physical health in the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction in undergraduate students: a biopsychosocial model of well-being.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Loneliness among dementia caregivers: evaluation of the psychometric properties and cutoff score of the Three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Mediatory Role of the Boredom and Loneliness Dimensions in the Development of Problematic Internet Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Age and Gender Perspectives on Social Media and Technology Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Loneliness and Satisfaction with Life among Nursing Students in Poland, Spain and Slovakia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The relationship between internet use preference and loneliness among college students during COVID-19: The chain mediating effect of online social support and self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Living through the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius: mental well-being and dependence on Facebook.Discover psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have attempted to reduce virus transmission by implementing lockdown procedures, leading to increased social isolation and a new reliance on technology and the internet for work and social communication. We examined people's experiences working from home in the UK to identify risk factors of problematic internet use during the first lockdown period, specifically looking at life satisfaction, loneliness, and gender. A total of 299 adults completed the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-Short-Form-6, UCLA-3 Item Loneliness Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale online. Through structural equation modelling, we found that loneliness positively predicted problematic internet use while gender had no effect. Life satisfaction and age positively predicted loneliness but had no direct effect on problematic internet use, suggesting loneliness fully mediated their relationship with problematic internet use. Our study serves as a benchmark study of problematic internet use among those working from home during lockdown conditions, which may be utilized by future researchers exploring longitudinal patterns post-pandemic.
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