Overcoming Social Interactions Stress During COVID-19 Lockdown: The Role of Individuals’ Mobility and Online Emotional Support

Article Article scientifique Article Overcoming Social Interactions Stress During COVID-19 Lockdown: The Role of Individuals’ Mobility and Online Emotional Support eng 2023-11-03 author Vétois Matthieu 0000-0002-4408-9583 University of Geneva 728621 Section de psychologie (PSICO) author Sontag Katrin University of Basel author Manatschal Anita 0000-0003-3042-5264 University of Neuchâtel author Planamente Nelida 0000-0003-2208-5693 University of Geneva 849275 Section de psychologie (PSICO) author Kim Jinhee University of Basel author Falomir Pichastor Juan Manuel 0000-0002-2177-8511 University of Basel 90787 Section de psychologie (PSICO) 593-618 10.1177/01979183231208429 0197-9183 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01979183231208429 <p>The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on the shift from in-person (offline) social interactions to online interactions and its consequences on social support and stress attracted scholarly attention. However, much less is known about how individuals’ prior mobility experiences have influenced coping with this shift. In the present research, we hypothesized that people with mobility experiences should already be more familiar with, and could profit more from, online social interactions before the pandemic, which might buffer against the negative impact of the pandemic on the emotional social support they obtained and the stress they felt during these interactions. In order to investigate this issue, we collected data ( N = 875) in Germany during the lockdown between April and May 2021. We measured mobility by introducing a novel approach that encompasses the act of moving houses (both within a country and internationally), commuting patterns, and nationality (migration background). Participants also reported the frequency of their online and offline interactions (before and during the lockdown), as well as the emotional support they obtained from online and offline interactions and the stress felt during lockdown interactions (as compared to before the lockdown). Results provide quantitative evidence in support of the main hypothesis especially regarding migration background. We discuss the relevance of these findings for research on migration and mobility.</p> Dewey 150 nccr – on the move funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation 51NF40-182897 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 600 Groupe de recherche sur l'influence sociale (GRIS) The International migration review 58 2 950d5b75-d1f1-43ac-ae9c-c71a6f626f52 Article (Published version) Public Article_scientifique_from_crossref.pdf 655745 application/pdf eea1e5e15274328487b1eafa12205a98a6d03bf1f9f006549652702dd7cd320b openAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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