Life events & well-being: The role of the Internet in coping processes
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Life events & well-being: The role of the Internet in coping processes
Project Number
359
Abstract
This study investigates the question “To what extent does Internet usage provide people with coping resources when facing problems caused by negative life events?”.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-01-2014
End date
28-01-2014
Topics
Researcher
Erik van Ingen (Tilburg University); Vera Toepoel (Utrecht University); Sonja Utz (Knowledge Media Research Center, IWM)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2024 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/rbr3-mp32
Funding Organization
MESS Project
Centerdata
Centerdata
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | directly measured |
| md14a_m | Year and month of the field work period | directly measured |
| md14a001 | Determining Split run A or Split run B | directly measured |
| md14a002 | Choosing randomly between two specified events | directly measured |
| md14a003 | Choosing randomly between three specified events | directly measured |
| md14a004 | Did anyone in your household experience a physical health problem in the past three years? Yes, myself | directly measured |
| md14a005 | Did anyone in your household experience a physical health problem in the past three years? Yes, my partner | directly measured |
| md14a006 | Did anyone in your household experience a physical health problem in the past three years? Yes, one of my children living at home | directly measured |
| md14a007 | Did anyone in your household experience a physical health problem in the past three years? No | directly measured |
| md14a008 | How long ago did these problems start? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a009 | How long ago did these problems start? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a010 | How long did the problem last? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a011 | How long did the problem last? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a012 | To what extent did this problem change your daily activities? My daily activities... | directly measured |
| md14a013 | Please provide a very brief description of the problem or event in one sentence. | directly measured |
| md14a014 | Did anyone in your household experience a mental health problem in the past three years? Yes, myself | directly measured |
| md14a015 | Did anyone in your household experience a mental health problem in the past three years? Yes, my partner | directly measured |
| md14a016 | Did anyone in your household experience a mental health problem in the past three years? Yes, one of my children living at home | directly measured |
| md14a017 | Did anyone in your household experience a mental health problem in the past three years? No | directly measured |
| md14a018 | How long ago did this problem start? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a019 | How long ago did this problem start? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a020 | How long did the problem last? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a021 | How long did the problem last? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a022 | To what extent did this problem change your daily activities? My daily activities... | directly measured |
| md14a023 | Please provide a very brief description of the problem or event in one sentence. | directly measured |
| md14a024 | Did anyone in your household experience an involuntary job loss in the past three years? Yes, myself | directly measured |
| md14a025 | Did anyone in your household experience an involuntary job loss in the past three years? Yes, my partner | directly measured |
| md14a026 | Did anyone in your household experience an involuntary job loss in the past three years? Yes, one of my children living at home | directly measured |
| md14a027 | Did anyone in your household experience an involuntary job loss in the past three years? No | directly measured |
| md14a028 | How long ago did this occur? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a029 | How long ago did this occur? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a030 | To what extent did this problem change your daily activities? My daily activities... | directly measured |
| md14a031 | Have/Has [you/your partner/your child] found a new job? | directly measured |
| md14a032 | How long did it take [you/your partner/your child] to find that new job? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a033 | How long did it take [you/your partner/your child] to find that new job? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a034 | Did you experience the break-up of a (romantic) relationship or death of a partner in the past three years? | directly measured |
| md14a035 | How long ago did this occur? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a036 | How long ago did this occur? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a037 | Who ended the relationship? | directly measured |
| md14a038 | To what extent did this problem change your daily activities? My daily activities... | directly measured |
| md14a039 | Did you use the Internet to search for a new partner? | directly measured |
| md14a040 | Have you found a new partner? | directly measured |
| md14a041 | How long did it take you to find a new partner? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a042 | How long did it take you to find a new partner? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a043 | Did you find a new partner with the aid of the Internet? | directly measured |
| md14a044 | Did anyone in your household experience another major problem or event in the past three years? Yes, myself | directly measured |
| md14a045 | Did anyone in your household experience another major problem or event in the past three years? Yes, my partner | directly measured |
| md14a046 | Did anyone in your household experience another major problem or event in the past three years? Yes, one of my children living at home | directly measured |
| md14a047 | Did anyone in your household experience another major problem or event in the past three years? No | directly measured |
| md14a048 | Please provide a very brief description of the problem or event in one sentence. | directly measured |
| md14a049 | How long ago did this occur? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a050 | How long ago did this occur? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a051 | When applicable, how long did these problems last? Number of years | directly measured |
| md14a052 | When applicable, how long did these problems last? Number of months | directly measured |
| md14a053 | To what extent did this problem change your daily activities? My daily activities... | directly measured |
| md14a054 | I realized I could have been worse when I read about other people's experiences online | directly measured |
| md14a055 | I turned to the Internet to take my mind off things | directly measured |
| md14a056 | I got upset and used the Internet to let my emotions out | directly measured |
| md14a057 | I tried to get advice or help from someone online about what to do | directly measured |
| md14a058 | I tried to find information online that helped me take care of my problems | directly measured |
| md14a059 | I discussed my feelings online | directly measured |
| md14a060 | I played online games or surfed the web to forget about my problems for a while | directly measured |
| md14a061 | Through the Internet I got rid of my unpleasant feelings | directly measured |
| md14a062 | With the aid of the Internet I made a plan of action | directly measured |
| md14a063 | I got emotional support from others on the Internet | directly measured |
| md14a064 | I used the Internet to take action to try to better the situation | directly measured |
| md14a065 | I let out my negative feelings on the Internet | directly measured |
| md14a066 | With aid of the Internet I tried to see things in a different light, to make it more positive | directly measured |
| md14a067 | I received help and advice from others on the Internet | directly measured |
| md14a068 | I went online to find distraction | directly measured |
| md14a069 | I consulted the Internet to come up with a strategy about what to do | directly measured |
| md14a070 | I received comfort and understanding from someone online | directly measured |
| md14a071 | I asked people online who had similar experiences what they did | directly measured |
| md14a072 | I searched for solutions to similar problems online | directly measured |
| md14a073 | With aid of the Internet I thought about what steps to take | directly measured |
| md14a074 | With aid of the internet I searched for something good from this experience. | directly measured |
| md14a075 | To what extent did you find it easy to talk about this problem at that time? | directly measured |
| md14a076 | Are there persons among your friends or family who experienced something similar? | directly measured |
| md14a077 | On the Internet I found out I was not the only one with this problem | directly measured |
| md14a078 | By reading other people’s experiences online I realized I was not alone | directly measured |
| md14a079 | I never realized how many people had similar problems until I looked online | directly measured |
| md14a080 | I got worried when I saw all the online information about this problem | directly measured |
| md14a081 | The amount of information I found online confused me | directly measured |
| md14a082 | I felt scared when I read about the problems of others in a similar situation on the Internet | directly measured |
| md14a083 | I have little control about things that happen to me | directly measured |
| md14a084 | Some of my problems I can't seem to solve at all | directly measured |
| md14a085 | There is not much that I can do to change important things in my life | directly measured |
| md14a086 | I often feel helpless dealing with the problems of life | directly measured |
| md14a087 | Sometimes I feel like a play ball of life | directly measured |
| md14a088 | How good are you familiar with the following computer and Internet-related terms? Advanced search | directly measured |
| md14a089 | How good are you familiar with the following computer and Internet-related terms? PDF | directly measured |
| md14a090 | How good are you familiar with the following computer and Internet-related terms? Spyware | directly measured |
| md14a091 | How good are you familiar with the following computer and Internet-related terms? Wiki | directly measured |
| md14a092 | How good are you familiar with the following computer and Internet-related terms? Cache | directly measured |
| md14a093 | How good are you familiar with the following computer and Internet-related terms? Phishing | directly measured |
| md14a094 | I turned to work or other activities to take my mind off things | directly measured |
| md14a095 | I concentrated my efforts on doing something about the situation I was in | directly measured |
| md14a096 | I got emotional support from others | directly measured |
| md14a097 | I took action to try to make the situation better | directly measured |
| md14a098 | I said things to let my unpleasant feelings escape | directly measured |
| md14a099 | I received help and advice from others | directly measured |
| md14a100 | I tried to see things in a different light, to make it seem more positive | directly measured |
| md14a101 | I tried to come up with a strategy about what to do | directly measured |
| md14a102 | I got comfort and understanding from someone | directly measured |
| md14a103 | I looked for something good in what was happening | directly measured |
| md14a104 | I did something to think about it less, such as going to movies, watching TV, reading, daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping | directly measured |
| md14a105 | I expressed my negative feelings | directly measured |
| md14a106 | I tried to get advice or help from other people about what to do | directly measured |
| md14a107 | I thought hard about what steps to take | directly measured |
| md14a108 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| md14a109 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| md14a110 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| md14a111 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| md14a112 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| md14a113 | Starting date questionnaire | directly measured |
| md14a114 | Starting time questionnaire | directly measured |
| md14a115 | End date questionnaire | directly measured |
| md14a116 | End time questionnaire | directly measured |
| md14a117 | Duration in seconds | directly measured |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 6,923 (100.0%)Non-response: 1,173 (16.9%)
Response: 5,750 (83.1%)
Complete: 5,734 (82.8%)
Incomplete: 16 (0.2%)
Collection Events
Period
06-01-2014 to 28-01-2014
Sample
Panel members aged 16 years or older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.