Youth loneliness in pandemic times: a qualitative study in Quebec and Ontario

Van de Velde, Cécile; Boudreault, Stéphanie; Berniard, Laureleï

doi:10.1080/02673843.2023.2223671

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“…Loneliness is an important public health problem in society, with surveys showing that 6–8% people are affected by loneliness [ 18 ]. Loneliness is a negative affective state caused by the difference between the individual's desired level with the actual level of interpersonal relationships, mainly including social loneliness and emotional loneliness [ 19 ]. The occurrence of loneliness is associated with many factors such as low mood, hopelessness, depression, anxiety, and low sense of self, among others [ 20 ].…”

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The effect of social anxiety on teenagers’ internet addiction: the mediating role of loneliness and coping styles

Dong,

Tang,

et al. 2024

BMC Psychiatry

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Background & Aim There is a lack of understanding of how social anxiety may affect Internet addiction among adolescents. Based on several theories, the purpose of this study was to investigate the multiple mediating roles of loneliness and coping styles in the association between social anxiety and Internet addiction in Chinese adolescents. Methods This study used the Social Anxiety Scale, Internet Addiction Test, Loneliness Scale, and Simple Coping Style Questionnaire to investigate 1188 students in two junior high schools and senior high schools in Henan Province, China. We adopted Pearson’s correlation analysis and the PROCESS Macro Model 81 in regression analysis to explore the relationships among social anxiety, loneliness, coping styles, and Internet addiction. Results We found that social anxiety not only directly affects teenagers' Internet addiction, but also affects teenagers' Internet addiction through loneliness and coping styles. Conclusions These results emphasize the importance of improving social anxiety to reduce Internet addiction among adolescents. At the same time, it also emphasizes the need to reduce adolescents' loneliness and cultivating positive coping styles. In addition, this study has certain theoretical significance for teenagers' mental health and intervention studies on Internet addiction.

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