Naslov
The Relation Between Media Exposure, Risk Behaviour and Anxiety in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autori
Livazović, Goran ; Bojčić, Karlo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Human, Technologies and Quality of Education - proceedings of scientific papers / Daniela, Linda - Riga : University of Latvia Press, 2021, 60-60

ISBN
978-9934-18-735-3

Skup
The 79th International Conference of the University of Latvia: Human, Technologies and Quality of Education

Mjesto i datum
Riga, Latvija, 15.02.2021. - 17.02.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
adolescents ; anxiety ; COVID-19 ; depression ; media ; risk behaviour

Sažetak
This report is focused on a theoretical and empirical analysis of an on-line questionnaire implemented with 246 adolescent participants from Croatia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to analyse the relation between the COVID-19 pan­ demic related fear and risk behaviour, anxiety and depression in adolescents, including the importance of sociodemographic traits, family/school/peer relationships and media use as risk-protective factors. The research was implemented during the March and April 2020 lockdown in Croatia with participants aged from 18-35 years old. The questionnaire consisted of 5 major parts: socio- demographic measures ; media use and interests ; Mean world syndrome ; risk behaviour ; and 2 standardized scales on anxiety and depression with a high validity of the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from α = .81 to α = .94. Correlation analysis demonstrated significant positive relations between COVID-19 media exposure, risk behaviour and anxiety or depression. Our regression analysis established positive moderate predictive relations between risk behaviour, anxiety and depression (p < .01). No significant effects for risk behaviour in relation to the participants’ sociodemographic traits were found.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

Napomena
The work of the PhD candidate Karlo Bojčić has been fully supported by the "Young Researchers Career Development Project – training of doctoral students" of the Croatian Science Foundation funded by the
European Union from the European Social Fund. The research for this publication has been conducted within the framework of the Installation Research Project titled "Croatian Violence Monitor: A Study of
the Phenomenology, Aetiology, and Prosecution of Delinquent Violence with Focus on Protecting Particularly Vulnerable Groups of Victims", funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (UIP-2017-05-8876). See:
www.violence-lab.eu.

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