COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions and Online Media Consumption in Germany

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Lemenager, Tagrid, Neissner, Miriam, Koopmann, Anne, Reinhard, Iris, Georgiadou, Ekaterini, Müller, Astrid, Kiefer, Falk, Hillemacher, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 22.12.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Communicable Disease Control; COVID-19; Female; Germany; Humans; Internet - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Social Media - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Germany; COVID-19 pandemic; online media consumption; age and gender specific differences

The lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased stress levels and feelings of anxiety in the general population. Problematic usage of certain online applications is one frequent way to compensate for negative feelings and stress. The current study investigated changes of...