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Altruism and anxiety: Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland

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Altruism and anxiety: Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland. / Elphick, Camilla; Stuart, Avelie; Philpot, Richard et al.
In: arXiv, 12.06.2020.

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Elphick, C, Stuart, A, Philpot, R, Walkington, Z, Frumkin, L, Zhang, M, Levine, M, Price, B, Pike, G, Nuseibeh, B & Bandara, A 2020, 'Altruism and anxiety: Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland', arXiv. <https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2006/2006.07153.pdf>

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Elphick, C., Stuart, A., Philpot, R., Walkington, Z., Frumkin, L., Zhang, M., Levine, M., Price, B., Pike, G., Nuseibeh, B., & Bandara, A. (2020). Altruism and anxiety: Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2006/2006.07153.pdf

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Elphick C, Stuart A, Philpot R, Walkington Z, Frumkin L, Zhang M et al. Altruism and anxiety: Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland. arXiv. 2020 Jun 12.

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Elphick, Camilla ; Stuart, Avelie ; Philpot, Richard et al. / Altruism and anxiety : Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland. In: arXiv. 2020.

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title = "Altruism and anxiety: Engagement with online community support initiatives (OCSIs) during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland",
abstract = "Given concerns about mental health during periods of Covid-19 lockdown, it important to understand how engagement with online Covid-19 related material can affect mood. In the UK and Ireland, online community support initiatives (OCSIs) have emerged to help people manage their lives. Yet, little is known about how people engaged with these or whether they influenced subsequent mood. We conducted surveys to explore how people in the UK and Ireland engaged with OCSIs, and found that 70% did so to offer support (e.g. to provide company). Those who did so reported feeling significantly calmer afterwards, those who engaged for general concerns (e.g. in response to anti-social behaviour) reported feeling significantly more anxious afterwards, but there was no difference in reported mood for those who engaged for other reasons (e.g. to share experiences or views). Thus, engaging with an OCSI for altruistic purposes might help to make people feel calmer.",
author = "Camilla Elphick and Avelie Stuart and Richard Philpot and Zoe Walkington and Lara Frumkin and Min Zhang and Mark Levine and Blaine Price and Graham Pike and Bashar Nuseibeh and Arosha Bandara",
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AU - Elphick, Camilla

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AU - Walkington, Zoe

AU - Frumkin, Lara

AU - Zhang, Min

AU - Levine, Mark

AU - Price, Blaine

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AU - Bandara, Arosha

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N2 - Given concerns about mental health during periods of Covid-19 lockdown, it important to understand how engagement with online Covid-19 related material can affect mood. In the UK and Ireland, online community support initiatives (OCSIs) have emerged to help people manage their lives. Yet, little is known about how people engaged with these or whether they influenced subsequent mood. We conducted surveys to explore how people in the UK and Ireland engaged with OCSIs, and found that 70% did so to offer support (e.g. to provide company). Those who did so reported feeling significantly calmer afterwards, those who engaged for general concerns (e.g. in response to anti-social behaviour) reported feeling significantly more anxious afterwards, but there was no difference in reported mood for those who engaged for other reasons (e.g. to share experiences or views). Thus, engaging with an OCSI for altruistic purposes might help to make people feel calmer.

AB - Given concerns about mental health during periods of Covid-19 lockdown, it important to understand how engagement with online Covid-19 related material can affect mood. In the UK and Ireland, online community support initiatives (OCSIs) have emerged to help people manage their lives. Yet, little is known about how people engaged with these or whether they influenced subsequent mood. We conducted surveys to explore how people in the UK and Ireland engaged with OCSIs, and found that 70% did so to offer support (e.g. to provide company). Those who did so reported feeling significantly calmer afterwards, those who engaged for general concerns (e.g. in response to anti-social behaviour) reported feeling significantly more anxious afterwards, but there was no difference in reported mood for those who engaged for other reasons (e.g. to share experiences or views). Thus, engaging with an OCSI for altruistic purposes might help to make people feel calmer.

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