The Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health
The Role of Locus on Control and Internet Use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469755 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir (0000-0001-5953-0696, Reykjavík University, corresponding author), Ingibjörg Eva Þórisdóttir (0000-0003-2249-0410, Reykjavík University), Haukur Freyr Gylfason (0000-0002-4004-4759, Reykjavík University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 6985-6985 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17196985 |
| PMID | 32987750 |
| OpenAlex | W3087862085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 54 |
The true extent of the mental health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic are unclear, but early evidence suggests poorer mental health among those exposed to the pandemic. The Internet may have differential effects, by both connecting people with resources, or reinforce the constant checking of negative information. Moreover, locus of control becomes important in an uncontrollable pandemic. The current study aimed to examine whether exposure to COVID-19 would relate to greater symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and to examine the role of internet use and locus of control. Adults in the United States and five European countries (N = 1723) answered an online survey through the website Mturk. Results show elevated psychological symptoms among those who have become infected with COVID-19 or perceive themselves to be at high risk if infected. Experience using the Internet relates to fewer symptoms, but information seeking is associated with more symptoms. Internet social capital relates to fewer symptoms of depression. Having an external locus of control relates to greater symptoms. These findings suggest that public health officials need to focus on the mental health effects of the pandemic, and that internet use and locus of control could be targets to improve mental health in the population
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Locus of control · Mental health · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · The Internet · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Development and Validation of the Social Media Capital Scale (SMC)
Can health information acquisition on mobile app influence psychological and physical well-being? Examining mediating role of bonding and bridging capital
How do digital lives affect resident mental health in the digital era? Empirical evidence based on Chinese general social survey
Eighteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic
The More Covid-19 Information We Shared; the More Anxious We Got? The Associations Among Social Media Use, Anxiety, and Coping Strategies
Effects of Exposure to Covid-19 News and Information
Emotional distress and coping strategies in Covid-19 anxiety
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Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods
Exploring the Links Between Workers’ Personal Resources and Emotional Exhaustion During Challenging Times
Internal Locus of Control and Sense of Coherence Decrease During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 and the Political Economy of Mass Hysteria
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The Relationship Between Internet Use and Mental Health Among Chinese Residents During the (Covid)-19 Pandemic
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Ethnic Discrimination in Social Media and Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Emerging Adult College Students
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Asian Americans’ racial discrimination experiences during Covid-19
Internal Locus of Control Predicts Proenvironmental and Covid-19 Health-Related Behaviors
Perceived Strain Due to Covid-19-Related Restrictions Mediates the Effect of Social Needs and Fear of Missing Out on the Risk of a Problematic Use of Social Networks
Taking Charge
Association of Social Capital and Locus of Control with Perceived Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Japan
Neighborhood Environment, Internet Use and Mental Distress among Older Adults
Epidemic of Covid-19 in China and associated Psychological Problems
The depressive state of Denmark during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Multidimensional locus of control in psychiatric patients.
Long-term psychiatric morbidities among Sars survivors
Media use and acute psychological outcomes during Covid-19 outbreak in China
The relationships between health anxiety, online health information seeking, and cyberchondria
The effects of daily stress on positive and negative mental health
Social Capital and Health
Psychological effects of the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown among students and workers of a Spanish university
Social Capital and Sleep Quality in Individuals Who Self-Isolated for 14 Days During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Outbreak in January 2020 in China
Perceptions of Internet Information Credibility
Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric presentations associated with severe coronavirus infections
Development and validation of the Health Locus of Control (HLC) Scale.
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales
Demographics and Dynamics of Mechanical Turk Workers
Depression, anxiety, stress levels of physicians and associated factors in Covid-19 pandemics
How an Epidemic Outbreak Impacts Happiness
Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptomatology during the Covid-19 pandemic
Correlates of symptoms of anxiety and depression and mental wellbeing associated with Covid-19
The structure of negative emotional states
A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the Covid‐19 epidemic
Amazon's Mechanical Turk
The psychological impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on college students in China
Covid-19 and mental health
Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during Covid-19 outbreak in China
How Parents and Their Children Used Social Media and Technology at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Associations with Anxiety
Mental health toll from the coronavirus
Testing the validity of social capital measures in the study of information and communication technologies
Related Health Factors of Psychological Distress During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Spain
Depression and Anxiety in Hong Kong during Covid-19
The Psychological Impacts of a Covid-19 Outbreak on College Students in China
Coping with Covid-19
Mobile phones and the good life
Credibility Assessments of Online Health Information
On and Off the 'Net
Internet Self-Efficacy and the Psychology of the Digital Divide
Cultural meaning of perceived control
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |