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Social Media Use and Its Association with Mental Health and Internet Addiction among Portuguese Higher Education Students during COVID-19 Confinement.
Oliveira, Ana Paula; Nobre, Joana Rita; Luis, Henrique; Luis, Luis Soares; Pinho, Lara Guedes; Albacar-Riobóo, Núria; Sequeira, Carlos.
  • Oliveira AP; Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal.
  • Nobre JR; Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira e Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain.
  • Luis H; Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal.
  • Luis LS; Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira e Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain.
  • Pinho LG; Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal.
  • Albacar-Riobóo N; Unidade de Investigação em Ciências Orais e Biomédicas (UICOB), Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua Teresa Ambrósio, 1600-277 Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Sequeira C; Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechcare), Polytechnic of Leiria, 2410-541 Leiria, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 20(1)2022 12 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2243897
ABSTRACT
The use of social media was one of the most common way to keep in touch with friends and family during confinement. For higher education students, the fact that their universities were closed was a major change in their lives. The aim of this study is to relate the prevalence and type of social media with Internet addiction and mental health of university students in a district of Portugal during COVID-19 confinement. Mental health was studied by applying the reduced version of the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) and to measure the Internet use and dependence, the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used. The study (cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational) used an online questionnaire, conducted on Google® Forms and the link was sent to 4450 students, in the months of April to June 2020, during the confinement. A total of 329 valid questionnaires were obtained. We can conclude that regarding mental health, students in the 18-24 age group, single or divorced and who are not in a relationship, and with worse academic results, show worse levels of mental health. It is noteworthy that the students with the same characteristics also have the highest levels of addiction to internet.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Behavior, Addictive / Social Media / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph20010664

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Behavior, Addictive / Social Media / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph20010664