Relationships between social interactions, basic psychological needs, and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychol Health
; 37(4): 457-469, 2022 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1230980
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Social lockdowns associated with COVID-19 have led individuals to increasingly rely on video conferencing and other technology-based interactions to fulfil social needs. The extent to which these interactions, as well as traditional face-to-face interactions, satisfied psychological needs and supported wellbeing during different periods of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be elucidated. In this study, university students' social interactions (both technology-based and face-to-face), psychological needs, and wellbeing were assessed at six time points across four months of government-enforced restrictions in Australia.DESIGN:
Repeated survey assessment. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Basic psychological need satisfaction; general wellbeing.RESULTS:
Results demonstrated that, at the within-subjects level, relatedness satisfaction (feeling understood by, cared for, and connected to others) significantly mediated the relationship between technology-based interaction and wellbeing. Autonomy satisfaction (self-initiation and feeling ownership over decisions and behaviours) mediated the relationship between face-to-face interactions and wellbeing at the within-person level.CONCLUSION:
Discussion is centred on the importance of technology-based interactions for needs satisfaction and wellbeing during periods of social isolation.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychol Health
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
08870446.2021.1921178
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