| Autor: |
John K Kellerman, Jessica L Hamilton, Edward A Selby, Evan M Kleiman |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JMIR Mental Health, Vol 9, Iss 5, p e36966 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2368-7959 |
| DOI: |
10.2196/36966 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundConsumption of distressing news media, which substantially increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, has demonstrable negative effects on mental health. ObjectiveThis study examines the proximal impact of daily exposure to news about COVID-19 on mental health in the first year of the pandemic. MethodsA sample of 546 college students completed daily ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) for 8 weeks, measuring exposure to news about COVID-19, worry and optimism specifically related to COVID-19, hopelessness, and general worry. ResultsParticipants completed >80,000 surveys. Multilevel mediation models indicated that greater daily exposure to news about COVID-19 is associated with higher same-day and next-day worry about the pandemic. Elevations in worry specifically about COVID-19 were in turn associated with greater next-day hopelessness and general worry. Optimism about COVID-19 mediated the relationship between daily exposure to COVID-19 news and next-day general worry but was not related to hopelessness. ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the mental health impact of daily exposure to COVID-19 news and highlights how worry about the pandemic contributes over time to hopelessness and general worry. |
| Databáze: |
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