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Table 1 Overview of the results of web-based survey

From: Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of adolescents: the crucial role of technology

1860

Age (ys)

16.0 ± 1.9

Gender

 Female

1147 (61.7%)

 Male

713 (38.3%)

Attended school

 Lower secondary schools

224 (12%)

 Upper secondary schools

1636 (88%)

Feelings of fear, discouragement, anxiety

 Yes

1123 (60.4%)

 No

737 (39.6%)

The influence of self-isolation on the approach to everyday life

 Relevant impact

1305 (70.2%)

 Little impact

428 (23.0%)

 No impact

127 (6.8%)

Main lack due to quarantine

 Friends, schoolmates, partners

684 (36.8)

 Families

276 (14.8%)

 Outdoor sport

246 (13.2%)

 School

262 (14.1%)

 Freedom

250 (13.4%)

 Enjoying life

142 (7.7%)

Modification of sleep-weak rhythm

 Yes

1516 (81.5%)

 No

344 (18.5%)

New skills acquired

 Cooking

631 (33.9%)

 Reading books

238 (12.8%)

 Do it yourself activities

196 (10.6%)

 Learning to play an instrument

60 (3.2%)

 Learning a new language

59 (3.2%)

 Others (drawing, painting, etc)

14 (0.8%)

 None

660 (35.5%)

Variations in eating habits

 More balanced diet

477 (25.6%)

 Less balanced diet

499 (26.8%)

 No differences

884 (47.5%)

Time spent on physical activity at home

  < 1 h a week

355 (19.1%)

 1–3 h a week

559 (30.1%)

 4–6 h a week

324 (17.4%)

  > 6 h a week

333 (17.9%)

 Not practiced

289 (15.5%)

Time spent on technology (desktop computers, smartphones, tablets) for educational purposes

  < 3 h a day

295 (15.9%)

 4–6 h a day

640 (34.4%)

  > 6 h a day

925 (49.7%)

 Not used

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Time spent on technology (desktop computers, smartphones, tablets) for recreational activities

  < 3 h a day

573 (30.8%)

 4–6 h a day

765 (41.1%)

  > 6 h a day

513 (27.6%)

 Not used

9 (0.5%)

Owning a personal computer

 Yes

1640 (88.2%)

 No

220 (11.8%)

Owning a smartphone

 Yes

1791 (96.3%)

 No

69 (3.7%)

Social profile (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, Twitter, Ask.fm)

 Yes

1835 (98.7%)

 No

25 (1.3%)

Way to use smartphone

 Messages, chat or video-chat

860 (46.2%)

 Browse the web

314 (16.9%)

 Talk on the phone

76 (4.1%)

 Download/listen music

35 (1.9%)

 Download/watch video

40 (2.2%)

 All of the above

535 (28.7%)

Number of text messages and/or chat messages

 0–10 a day

29 (1.6%)

 11–30 a day

88 (4.7%)

 31–50 a day

206 (11.1%)

 51–100 a day

392 (21.1%)

  > 100 a day

1145 (61.6%)