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Psychopathological symptoms and loneliness in adult internet users: a contemporary public health concern

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dc.contributor.authorLeite, Ângela
dc.contributor.authorRamires, Ana
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Susana
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e
dc.contributor.authorVidal, Diogo Guedes
dc.contributor.authorDinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-19T16:04:34Z
dc.date.available2021-03-19T16:04:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractThere are different concepts that translate abusive Internet use. Almost all these concepts converge on excessive time spent online, which can trigger the emergence of problematic situations. Most of the studies reported in the literature, both nationally and internationally, focused on a young population and found negative consequences of this Internet misuse. The objective of this study consists of associating the time spent using the Internet—in years, times per week, and hours per day—with psychopathological symptoms, as well as assessing the perception of loneliness, in an adult Portuguese population. A quantitative approach, based on a survey application, was conducted in a convenience sample composed by 418 participants (64.4% female), with a mean age of 29.9 years old (SD = 9.26), ranging from 18 to 73 years. The results suggest that maladaptive patterns of Internet use found in young people seem to be replicated in the adult population. A relationship between time spent on the Internet and psychopathological symptoms, and an association between loneliness and the number of hours spent on the Internet, were also identified. In an individualized and disconnected offline world, Internet impact in individuals’ well-being results must be highlighted, since it should be understood as a public health issue. The novelty of this study lies in the target population: Portuguese Internet users over 18 years of age, for which there is no specific study on the subject, thus emphasizing the transverse nature of the problem.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph17030856pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85078999232
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.pmcPMC7037768
dc.identifier.pmid32019084
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/32296
dc.identifier.wos000517783300181
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectLonelinesspt_PT
dc.subjectProblematic internet usept_PT
dc.subjectPsychopathological symptomspt_PT
dc.subjectTime spend on internetpt_PT
dc.subjectWell-beingpt_PT
dc.titlePsychopathological symptoms and loneliness in adult internet users: a contemporary public health concernpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume17pt_PT
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