Use of Internet and Wellbeing: A Mixed-Device Survey

Autor: Margherita Pasini, Daniela Raccanello, Roberto Burro, Margherita Brondino
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ISBN: 9783319608181
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60819-8_8
Popis: The debate on the effects of Internet for people’s wellbeing is nowadays being paid more attention by the researchers in line with the worldwide constant increasing rates of Internet use. However, current data are contradictory and support opposite positions. We focused on the relation between Internet use and wellbeing for a sample of university Italian students (n = 101) involved in a mixed-device survey. They completed weekly, for five weeks, an on-line questionnaire measuring the amount of time spent virtually and non-virtually for different purposes (social, learning, and leisure Internet use, and social non-virtual use) and wellbeing in terms of emotions and life satisfaction. We analyzed the data with Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM). The results indicated that the amount of time for virtual and non-virtual activities influenced differently emotions, but it was not related to life satisfaction. The findings are discussed taking into account their theoretical and applied relevance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE