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COVID-19 lockdown related stress among young adults: The role of drug use disorder, neurotic health symptoms, and pathological smartphone use.
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Journal of Forensic Psychology Research & Practice . 2024, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p192-218. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This study examined the roles of drug use disorder, neurotic health symptoms, and pathological smartphone use in COVID-19 lockdown–related stress. A sample of 288 young adults were purposively recruited. Data were collected using four standardized measures with robust psychometric properties: Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST), the Smartphone Addiction Scale, COVID Stress Scale, and a Neuroticism subscale of the Big Five Inventory. The participants' ages ranged from 17 to 34 years, with a mean age of 24.09 (SD = 3.81) years. The hierarchical regression confirmed the hypotheses and results were consistent with expectations, F(3, 284) = 4.79, p <.05, such that 4.8% of the variance in COVID-19 lockdown stress was a result of the joint function of drug use disorder, neurotic health symptoms, and pathological smartphone use. Drug use disorder contributed to COVID-19 lockdown stress independently, whereas when merged with neuroticism, it did not predict outcome variable independently; the same was true for pathological smartphone use when entered into the third model. The preventive and control advocacy is a harm-reduction approach. Further empirical investigations of other predictors of COVID-19 lockdown stress, with a goal of initiating telebehavioral health interventions targeted at identifying and treating people with mental health needs—especially in times of global pandemic or movement restrictions—are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24732850
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Forensic Psychology Research & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174909439
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2102956