Stieger, Stefan and Lewetz, David and Swami, Viren (2021) Emotional Well-Being Under Conditions of Lockdown: An Experience Sampling Study in Austria During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22. pp. 2703-2720. ISSN 1573-7780
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Abstract
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and attendant lockdown measures present serious threats to emotional well-being worldwide. Here, we examined the extent to which being outdoors (versus indoors), the experience of loneliness, and screen-time are associated with emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic using an experiencing sampling method. In April 2020, Austrian adults (N = 286, age M = 31.0 years) completed a 21-day experience sampling phase in which they reported their emotional well-being (i.e., happiness), whether they were indoors or outdoors, and loneliness at three random time-points each day, as well as their daily screen-time. Results indicated that being outdoors was associated with higher emotional well-being, whereas greater loneliness and greater daily screen-time were associated with poorer well-being. Additionally, the impact of loneliness on well-being was weaker when participants were outdoors than indoors. These results have health policy implications for the promotion of population well-being during pandemics.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Keywords: | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emotional well-being, Outdoors, Loneliness, Screen-time |
Faculty: | COVID-19 Research Collection Faculty of Science & Engineering |
SWORD Depositor: | Symplectic User |
Depositing User: | Symplectic User |
Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2020 09:58 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 15:55 |
URI: | https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/706086 |
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