Substance and Internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Substance and Internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has adversely influenced human physical and mental health, including emotional disorders and addictions. This study examined substance and Internet use behavior and their associations with anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online self-rep...

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Veröffentlicht in:Translational psychiatry 2021-09, Vol.11 (1), p.491-491, Article 491
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Qiuping, Chen, Xinxin, Huang, Shucai, Shao, Tianli, Liao, Zhenjiang, Lin, Shuhong, Li, Yifan, Qi, Jing, Cai, Yi, Shen, Hongxian
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Sprache:eng
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Anxiety
Behavioral Sciences
Biological Psychology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Drug use
Internet
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Neurosciences
Pandemics
Pharmacotherapy
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has adversely influenced human physical and mental health, including emotional disorders and addictions. This study examined substance and Internet use behavior and their associations with anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online self-report questionnaire was administered to 2196 Chinese adults between February 17 and 29, 2020. The questionnaire contained the seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), questions on demographic information, and items about substance and Internet use characteristics. Our results revealed that males consumed less alcohol ( p  
ISSN:2158-3188
2158-3188
DOI:10.1038/s41398-021-01614-1