Media use and acute psychological outcomes during COVID-19 outbreak in China.
Adult
Anxiety
/ epidemiology
COVID-19
China
/ epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections
/ epidemiology
Depression
/ epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Health Education
Humans
Internet
/ statistics & numerical data
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
/ epidemiology
Public Health
/ statistics & numerical data
Stress, Psychological
/ epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Anxiety
COVID-19
Disaster
Media use
Mental health
New media
Journal
Journal of anxiety disorders
ISSN: 1873-7897
Titre abrégé: J Anxiety Disord
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8710131
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
18
04
2020
revised:
25
05
2020
accepted:
25
05
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
28
8
2020
entrez:
8
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 outbreak in China led to an extraordinary threat to public health and wellbeing. This study examined the psychological impact of media use among people indirectly exposed to the disease during the initial phase of the outbreak. We conducted an internet-based survey on January 28, 2020 (one week after the official declaration of person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus). Media use (media forms, content of media exposure, and media engagement) related to the outbreak and psychological outcomes (positive and negative affect, anxiety, depression, and stress) of 917 Chinese adults was assessed. A series of multivariable regressions were conducted. The results showed that use of new media, rather than traditional media, was significantly associated with more negative affect, depression, anxiety, and stress. Viewing stressful content (i.e., severity of the outbreak, reports from hospital) was associated with more negative affect and depression. Media engagement was also associated with more negative affect, anxiety, and stress. However, viewing heroic acts, speeches from experts, and knowledge of the disease and prevention were associated with more positive affect and less depression. The study suggested new media use and more media engagement was associated with negative psychological outcomes, while certain media content was associated with positive psychological impact. The present study highlights the need for timely public health communication from official sources and suggests that reduced exposure to new media may be beneficial.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32505918
pii: S0887-6185(20)30062-1
doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102248
pmc: PMC7255752
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102248Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with this study.
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