Online health information-seeking behaviour and mental well-being among Finnish higher education students during COVID-19

Hanna Rouvinen; Hannele Turunen; Pirjo Lindfors; Jaana M. Kinnunen; Arja Rimpelä; Leena Koivusilta; Markus Kulmala; Kevin Dadaczynski; Orkan Okan; Marjorita Sormunen

doi:10.1093/heapro/daad143

Online health information-seeking behaviour and mental well-being among Finnish higher education students during COVID-19

Hanna Rouvinen^*
, Hannele Turunen
, Pirjo Lindfors
, Jaana M. Kinnunen
, Arja Rimpelä
, Leena Koivusilta
, Markus Kulmala
, Kevin Dadaczynski
, Orkan Okan
, Marjorita Sormunen

^*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit

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Abstract

Online health information-seeking behaviour has increased since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. This study examined whether health-related information on COVID-19 searched on the internet was associated with mental well-being among higher education students. A cross-sectional internet survey was conducted among 18- to 34-year-old students in Finland (N <FOR VERIFICATION>= <FOR VERIFICATION>2976; mean age 24.61 years and median 24) in the spring of 2020. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's chi-square tests, Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric H tests, and a two-way ANOVA. The results indicated that most students (86% of females, 82% of males) used the internet to search for information on COVID-19. Students' self-perceived abilities to determine the relevance of online information on COVID-19 were associated with mental well-being.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	daad143
Zeitschrift	Health Promotion International
Jahrgang	38
Ausgabenummer	6
Seitenumfang	11
ISSN	0957-4824
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad143
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 01.12.2023

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