Abstract

Objective

Social lockdowns associated with COVID-19 have led individuals to increasingly rely on video conferencing and other technology-based interactions to fulfil social needs. The extent to which these interactions, as well as traditional face-to-face interactions, satisfied psychological needs and supported wellbeing during different periods of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be elucidated. In this study, university students’ social interactions (both technology-based and face-to-face), psychological needs, and wellbeing were assessed at six time points across four months of government-enforced restrictions in Australia.

Design

Repeated survey assessment.

Main outcome measures

Basic psychological need satisfaction; general wellbeing.

Results

Results demonstrated that, at the within-subjects level, relatedness satisfaction (feeling understood by, cared for, and connected to others) significantly mediated the relationship between technology-based interaction and wellbeing. Autonomy satisfaction (self-initiation and feeling ownership over decisions and behaviours) mediated the relationship between face-to-face interactions and wellbeing at the within-person level.

Conclusion

Discussion is centred on the importance of technology-based interactions for needs satisfaction and wellbeing during periods of social isolation.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行期间社交互动、基本心理需求和幸福感之间的关系

摘要

客观的

与 COVID-19 相关的社会封锁导致个人越来越依赖视频会议和其他基于技术的互动来满足社会需求。在 COVID-19 大流行的不同时期，这些互动以及传统的面对面互动在多大程度上满足了心理需求并支持了幸福感，尚待阐明。在这项研究中，在澳大利亚政府实施的四个月的限制措施中，在六个时间点评估了大学生的社交互动（基于技术的和面对面的）、心理需求和幸福感。

设计

重复调查评估。

主要观察指标

基本心理需求满足；一般福祉。

结果

结果表明，在受试者内部，相关性满意度（感觉被他人理解、关心和与他人联系）显着调节了基于技术的互动与幸福感之间的关系。自主满意度（自我发起和对决策和行为的所有权感）在面对面互动与个人内部幸福感之间的关系中起到了中介作用。

结论

讨论集中在基于技术的交互对社会孤立期间需求满足和幸福的重要性上。