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Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Caton, Sue; Hatton, Chris; Gillooly, Amanda et al.
In: New Media and Society, Vol. 26, No. 5, 31.05.2024, p. 2804-2828.

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Caton, S, Hatton, C, Gillooly, A, Oloidi, E, Clarke, L, Bradshaw, J, Flynn, S, Taggart, L, Mulhall, P, Jahoda, A, Maguire, R, Marriott, A, Todd, S, Abbott, D, Beyer, S, Gore, N, Heslop, P, Scior, K & Hastings, RP 2024, 'Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic', New Media and Society, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 2804-2828. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221093762

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Caton, S., Hatton, C., Gillooly, A., Oloidi, E., Clarke, L., Bradshaw, J., Flynn, S., Taggart, L., Mulhall, P., Jahoda, A., Maguire, R., Marriott, A., Todd, S., Abbott, D., Beyer, S., Gore, N., Heslop, P., Scior, K., & Hastings, R. P. (2024). Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Media and Society, 26(5), 2804-2828. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221093762

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Caton S, Hatton C, Gillooly A, Oloidi E, Clarke L, Bradshaw J et al. Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Media and Society. 2024 May 31;26(5):2804-2828. Epub 2022 May 6. doi: 10.1177/14614448221093762

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Caton, Sue ; Hatton, Chris ; Gillooly, Amanda et al. / Online social connections and Internet use among people with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: New Media and Society. 2024 ; Vol. 26, No. 5. pp. 2804-2828.

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abstract = "Having a disability, in particular, an intellectual disability, is associated with Internet non-use. This article explores how people with intellectual disabilities used the Internet across the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April to May 2021, 571 adults with intellectual disabilities were interviewed. Participants most commonly used the Internet for being with family and friends, social media or doing online activities with other people. People who lived with family were the most likely to use social media; people who lived with other people with intellectual disabilities were the least likely. People who self-reported as not lonely were more likely to use the Internet for online activities with others and play video games with others. Social connections were identified as the best thing about the Internet. Many participants chose not to identify a worst thing about Internet use, while others reported issues with technology, online harm and threats to well-being.",
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author = "Sue Caton and Chris Hatton and Amanda Gillooly and Edward Oloidi and Libby Clarke and Jill Bradshaw and Samantha Flynn and Laurence Taggart and Peter Mulhall and Andrew Jahoda and Roseann Maguire and Anna Marriott and Stuart Todd and David Abbott and Stephen Beyer and Nick Gore and Pauline Heslop and Katrina Scior and Hastings, {Richard P}",
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RIS

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AU - Flynn, Samantha

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AU - Mulhall, Peter

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AU - Marriott, Anna

AU - Todd, Stuart

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