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dc.contributor.authorSirola, Anu
dc.contributor.authorSavolainen, Iina
dc.contributor.authorOksanen, Atte
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-05T07:20:26Z
dc.date.available2024-06-05T07:20:26Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationSirola, A., Savolainen, I., & Oksanen, A. (2024). Who uses the dark web? : Cross-national and longitudinal evidence on psychosocial, behavioral, and individual predictors. <i>Personality and Individual Differences</i>, <i>227</i>, Article 112709. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112709" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2024.112709</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_216100908
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/95525
dc.description.abstractThe dark web is known for illicit and unregulated content, making it crucial to gain a better understanding of dark web users. This article reports two studies analyzing the role of psychosocial well-being, problematic online behaviors, personality traits, and institutional trust in dark web use. Study 1 utilized cross-sectional data from 18 to 75-year-old respondents from six European countries. Dark web use was examined in relation to psychological distress, social belonging, excessive social media use, online identity bubbles, and institutional trust. In Study 2, the associations were scrutinized using longitudinal survey data from Finnish respondents aged 18 to 75, expanding the focus to problem gambling and personality traits. Logistic regression models were used for the analyses. In Study 1, excessive social media use, involvement in online bubbles, poor social relationships, and male gender were associated with dark web use across European countries. Country differences were found regarding institutional trust, psychological distress, and sociodemographic factors. The results of Study 2 supported the findings regarding excessive online use and showed that gambling problems and certain personality traits predicted dark web use. The dark web attracts excessive online users and those burdened with psychosocial issues, as well as individuals with certain personality traits.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPersonality and Individual Differences
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.otheranonymous web
dc.subject.otherdark web
dc.subject.otherinternet
dc.subject.otherloneliness
dc.subject.otherproblem gambling
dc.subject.otherwell-being
dc.titleWho uses the dark web? : Cross-national and longitudinal evidence on psychosocial, behavioral, and individual predictors
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202406054285
dc.contributor.laitosYhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Social Sciences and Philosophyen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn0191-8869
dc.relation.volume227
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2024 the Authors
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.subject.ysoTor-verkko
dc.subject.ysoyksinäisyys
dc.subject.ysokäyttäjät
dc.subject.ysohenkinen hyvinvointi
dc.subject.ysoInternet
dc.subject.ysosukupuoli
dc.subject.ysopsykososiaaliset tekijät
dc.subject.ysouhkapelit
dc.subject.ysoanonyymiverkot
dc.subject.ysososiaalinen media
dc.subject.ysopersoonallisuuden piirteet
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dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1016/j.paid.2024.112709
jyx.fundinginformationAS was funded by JYU.Well, the interdisciplinary community of wellbeing researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Study 1 was funded by Tampere University, Finland (internal project funding 2022, PI: Atte Oksanen). Study 2 was funded by the Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies (Gambling in the Digital Age -Project, 2021–2023, PI: Prof. Atte Oksanen).
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