Blar i VID:Open på forfatter "Lamph, Gary"
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Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: Do motives for social media use matter?
Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Price, Daicia; Leung, Janni; Thygesen, Hilde; Lamph, Gary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: We aimed to examine the association between social media use and loneliness two years after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Methods: Participants were 1649 adults who completed a cross-sectional online survey ... -
Motivation and hesitancies in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine – a cross-sectional study in Norway, USA, UK, and Australia
Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; McClure-Thomas, Caitlin; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Lamph, Gary; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Vaccinations protect the public against serious diseases or death; however, some individuals are hesitant in obtaining them. We aim to contribute to the understanding of the challenges of vaccination roll-out ... -
Patterns of social media use across age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study across four countries
Bonsaksen, Tore; Thygesen, Hilde; Leung, Janni; Lamph, Gary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The aim of this study was to examine patterns of social media use across age groups in four countries (Norway, USA, UK, and Australia) two years after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, and whether types of use and time spent ... -
Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey
Schoultz, Mariyana; Lamph, Gary; Thygesen, Hilde; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ruffolo, Mary; Price, Daicia; Watson, Paul; Kabelenga, Isaac; Chiu, Vivian; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in January 2020 the need for rapid information spread grew and social media became the ultimate platform for information exchange as well as a tool for connection and entertainment. ... -
The psychosocial health of Black/African Americans compared with people of other ethnic origins during the COVID-19 pandemic
Price, Daicia; Bonsaksen, Tore; Leung, Janni; Ruffolo, Mary; Lamph, Gary; Hawkins, Karis; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Journal article, 2024)This study compared the psychosocial health between Black/African Americans and other ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using self-report questionnaires, data were collected at three time points from April 2020 ... -
Sleep problems were unrelated to social media use in the late COVID-19 pandemic phase: A cross-national study.
Bonsaksen, Tore; Price, Daicia; Lamph, Gary; Kabelenga, Isaac; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Sleep problems are commonly related to stress and mental health problems. However, social media use has become widespread in the general population during recent years, and their addictive potential may influence people’s ... -
Social media use and associations with psychological distress among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ragnhildsløkken, Hege; Bonsaksen, Tore; Aakhus, Eivind; Kabelenga, Isaac; Lamph, Gary; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Social media may have the double potential to support and undermine mental health, and research is needed to investigate these relationships in age-specified populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...