Coping with Loneliness: Adolescent Online and Offline Behavior
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in CyberPsychology & Behavior
- Vol. 7 (1) , 35-39
- https://doi.org/10.1089/109493104322820093
Abstract
This study looked at the similarities between the way adolescents cope with loneliness both online and offline. There were 429 participants, ranging from 14 to 23 years old, who answered a questionnaire posted on the Internet. There was a strong relationship between avoidant coping strategies offline and Entertainment Internet use. In addition, adolescents who considered Communication as the most important use of the Internet also coped with loneliness through Emotion Expression and Social coping. Results suggest that online and offline coping behaviors are strongly related especially if they are avoidant.Keywords
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