The impact of 24/7 news coverage on the mental health of Israelis in the 'Iron Swords' War: A cross-sectional analysis among television audience.

IF 3 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Stress and Health Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-27 DOI:10.1002/smi.3398

Arielle Kaim, Moran Bodas

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Abstract

This study aims to assess the impact of continuous 24/7 news broadcasting on the mental well-being of Jewish Israelis during the 'Iron Swords' War and compare it to findings from the 2014 Conflict. An internet-based cross-sectional panel survey was conducted on 11-12 October 2023, during the 'Iron Swords' War. The study focused on Israel's adult Jewish population, enabling comparisons with a previous 2014 study. Participants reported news consumption changes, attitudes towards newscasts (burdensome, relaxing, stressful, addictive, Fear Of Missing Out [FOMO], avoidance), opinions on 24/7 news, and anxiety symptoms. Among 802 adult Jewish participants in Israel, 83.8% increased news consumption. While more than 70% of respondents found the newscast stressing at least a medium level, more than 40% said they do not try to avoid them at all. Nearly 24% found it much addictive. Women and younger individuals reported more FOMO, stress, and addiction. More than 70% reported experiencing at least one anxiety symptom, and 21% of all four. Linear regression explained 42.9% of the variance of reported anxiety, with gender, age, news stress, addiction, and FOMO as predictors. The current study results show an increase in all measurements compared to a separate study conducted using the same tools in 2014. Jewish Israelis struggled with news consumption during the recent war, harming mental health. Heightened anxiety was observed, compared to 2014, and affected all demographics.

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铁剑 "战争中全天候新闻报道对以色列人心理健康的影响：对电视观众的横断面分析。

本研究旨在评估 "铁剑 "战争期间全天候连续新闻广播对以色列犹太人心理健康的影响，并将其与 2014 年冲突期间的调查结果进行比较。在 "铁剑 "战争期间，我们于 2023 年 10 月 11-12 日开展了一项基于互联网的横截面小组调查。这项研究的重点是以色列的成年犹太人口，以便与 2014 年的前一项研究进行比较。参与者报告了新闻消费的变化、对新闻广播的态度（负担、放松、压力、上瘾、害怕错过 [FOMO]、回避）、对全天候新闻的看法以及焦虑症状。在以色列的 802 名成年犹太参与者中，83.8% 的人增加了新闻消费。虽然超过 70% 的受访者认为新闻广播至少会给他们带来中等程度的压力，但超过 40% 的受访者表示他们根本不会试图回避新闻广播。近 24% 的受访者认为这很容易上瘾。女性和年轻人的 FOMO、压力和上瘾程度更高。超过 70% 的人表示至少经历过一种焦虑症状，21% 的人经历过所有四种焦虑症状。线性回归解释了 42.9% 的报告焦虑方差，其中性别、年龄、新闻压力、成瘾和 FOMO 是预测因素。目前的研究结果显示，与 2014 年使用相同工具进行的另一项研究相比，所有测量指标均有所上升。在最近的战争中，以色列犹太人在新闻消费方面挣扎不已，这损害了他们的心理健康。与 2014 年相比，本研究观察到焦虑加剧，并影响到所有人口统计。

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Stress and Health 医学-精神病学

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6.40

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4.90%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Stress is a normal component of life and a number of mechanisms exist to cope with its effects. The stresses that challenge man"s existence in our modern society may result in failure of these coping mechanisms, with resultant stress-induced illness. The aim of the journal therefore is to provide a forum for discussion of all aspects of stress which affect the individual in both health and disease. The Journal explores the subject from as many aspects as possible, so that when stress becomes a consideration, health information can be presented as to the best ways by which to minimise its effects.