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Oxford University Press, Health Promotion International, 6(38), 2023

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad143

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Online health information-seeking behaviour and mental well-being among Finnish higher education students during COVID-19

Journal article published in 2023 by Hanna Rouvinen ORCID, Hannele Turunen ORCID, Pirjo Lindfors ORCID, Jaana M. Kinnunen ORCID, Arja Rimpelä ORCID, Leena Koivusilta ORCID, Markus Kulmala ORCID, Kevin Dadaczynski ORCID, Orkan Okan ORCID, Marjorita Sormunen ORCID
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Abstract

Abstract Online health information-seeking behaviour has increased since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. This study examined whether health-related information on COVID-19 searched on the internet was associated with mental well-being among higher education students. A cross-sectional internet survey was conducted among 18- to 34-year-old students in Finland (N = 2976; mean age 24.61 years and median 24) in the spring of 2020. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s chi-square tests, Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric H tests, and a two-way ANOVA. The results indicated that most students (86% of females, 82% of males) used the internet to search for information on COVID-19. Students’ self-perceived abilities to determine the relevance of online information on COVID-19 were associated with mental well-being.