Psychological Well-Being and Home Conditions during COVID-19 Confinement. Internet Addiction and Nostalgia as Mediators

  1. Mario Del Líbano 1
  2. Miguel Corbí 1
  3. Aida Gutiérrez-García 1
  4. Almudena Alonso Centeno 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Burgos
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    Universidad de Burgos

    Burgos, España

    ROR https://ror.org/049da5t36

Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN: 1660-4601

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 18

Issue: 14

Pages: 1-11

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/IJERPH18147386 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Cited by

  • Scopus Cited by: 5 (26-08-2023)
  • Web of Science Cited by: 4 (15-09-2023)
  • Dimensions Cited by: 5 (09-03-2023)

JCR (Journal Impact Factor)

  • Year 2021
  • Journal Impact Factor: 4.614
  • Journal Impact Factor without self cites: 3.995
  • Article influence score: 0.866
  • Best Quartile: Q1
  • Area: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Quartile: Q1 Rank in area: 45/182 (Ranking edition: SSCI)
  • Area: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 71/210 (Ranking edition: SCIE)
  • Area: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 100/279 (Ranking edition: SCIE)

SCImago Journal Rank

  • Year 2021
  • SJR Journal Impact: 0.814
  • Best Quartile: Q1
  • Area: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Quartile: Q1 Rank in area: 34/140
  • Area: Pollution Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 40/153
  • Area: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Quartile: Q2 Rank in area: 153/611

CIRC

  • Social Sciences: A+
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Scopus CiteScore

  • Year 2021
  • CiteScore of the Journal : 4.5
  • Area: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Percentile: 75
  • Area: Pollution Percentile: 60
  • Area: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Percentile: 56

Dimensions

(Data updated as of 09-03-2023)
  • Total citations: 5
  • Recent citations: 5
  • Relative Citation Ratio (RCR): 1.21
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR): 3.86

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic posed a challenge for all confined populations, dealing with their home resources and suffering changes in their psychological well-being. The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between home conditions (i.e., having children, square meters of the house and square meters of the terrace or similar) and psychological well-being, and to test whether this relationship is mediated by Internet addiction and nostalgia. The sample was composed of 1509 people, aged between 18 to 78 years (67.6% women). Structural Equations Models and 2 × 2 ANOVAs were analyzed. It was found that better home conditions mean greater psychological well-being, and that this relationship is partially mediated, in a negative sense, by Internet addiction and nostalgia, especially after day 45 of confinement and with greater intensity in women. These results provide evidence about how psychological well-being can be preserved during a confinement situation, which may be useful for planning healthy strategies in similar circumstances in the future.