Exploring the effects of loneliness and internet addiction on adults’ well-being during COVID-19 quarantine

AlSummait, Loulwah, Alheneidi, Hasah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7591-1461 and Smith, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 2021. Exploring the effects of loneliness and internet addiction on adults’ well-being during COVID-19 quarantine. Presented at: 1st International Conference on Bioengineering and Biomedical Signal and Image Processing (BIOMESIP 2021), Meloneras, Gran Canaria, Spain, 19-21 July 2021. Published in: Rojas, Ignacio, Castillo-Secilla, Daniel, Herrera, Luis Javier and Pomares, Héctor eds. Bioengineering and Biomedical Signal and Image Processing. BIOMESIP 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science , vol.12940 Springer, pp. 491-501. 10.1007/978-3-030-88163-4_42

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Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit in repeated spreading waves, the population worldwide continues to be under stressful lockdowns and quarantine and getting more dependent on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Evidence is needed to identify the mental health impact of quarantine on loneliness and Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and find the significant risk factors. This study explores the association of loneliness, internet addiction and related factors such as the number of hours spent online, and the quality of the relationship of people spending the quarantine with on well-being using the Internet addiction scale, UCL loneliness short scale, and WHO-5 measure. The data from a sample of 613 adults from the Middle East were analyzed through SPSS using correlation and regression. The results showed an association between loneliness, internet addiction and low well-being; the number of hours spent online was negatively correlated with well-being, and the quality of the relationship with people spending the quarantine was positively associated with well-being. The results confirm the negative consequences of internet addiction, loneliness and spending long hours online on well-being during quarantine, and the importance of the quality of the relationship with whom one is spending quarantine in supporting well-being.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	Springer
ISBN:	9783030881634
ISSN:	0302-9743
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 November 2021
Date of Acceptance:	26 July 2021
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2024 21:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/144835

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