Viral Transmission? A Longitudinal Study of Media Use and Its Relation to Mental Strain During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI:10.1007/s12529-024-10293-3

Antonia Bendau, Moritz Bruno Petzold, Andreas Ströhle, Jens Plag

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Abstract

Background: In light of the dynamic COVID-19 pandemic, the exposure to pandemic-related media coverage may change over time and may be particularly relevant due to associations with psychopathological symptoms. The aims of the present study were to examine changes in media consumption over time and to analyze its prospective associations with psychological strain.

Method: The study uses a longitudinal observational design with ten periods of online data collection from March 2020 to April 2022 in an adult convenience sample (N = 8337) of the general population in Germany.

Results: Our data revealed that the frequency and duration of pandemic-related media exposure as well as their subjective critical evaluation showed the highest levels at the beginning of the pandemic and peaked again in autumn 2020 and spring 2021. The primarily used media formats changed only slightly over time. The amount of media exposure at baseline was associated with more impairing pandemic-related anxiety 1 month, 1 year, and 2 years later.

Conclusion: Our results hint to potentially problematical and long-lasting associations of pandemic-related media consumption with mental strain. Our findings could serve as an orientation for recommendations, further research, and adequate interventions for a responsible dealing with media coverage.

Trial registration: The authors have pre-registered this research at clinicaltrials.gov without an analysis plan; retrievable at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04331106 .

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病毒传播？COVID-19 大流行头两年媒体使用及其与精神压力关系的纵向研究》。

背景：鉴于 COVID-19 大流行的动态性，接触与大流行相关的媒体报道的情况可能会随着时间的推移而发生变化，而且由于与精神病理症状的关联，这种情况可能尤为重要。本研究旨在考察媒体消费随时间的变化，并分析其与心理压力的前瞻性关联：研究采用纵向观察设计，从 2020 年 3 月至 2022 年 4 月对德国普通人群中的成人便利样本（N = 8337）进行了十次在线数据收集：我们的数据显示，与大流行相关的媒体接触频率和持续时间以及对媒体的主观评价在大流行初期达到最高水平，并在 2020 年秋季和 2021 年春季再次达到顶峰。随着时间的推移，主要使用的媒体形式变化不大。基线时的媒体接触量与1个月、1年和2年后与大流行相关的焦虑相关联：我们的研究结果表明，与大流行病相关的媒体消费与精神紧张之间存在潜在的问题，而且这种联系会持续很长时间。我们的研究结果可作为建议、进一步研究和适当干预的方向，以便负责任地处理媒体报道：作者已在 clinicaltrials.gov 对本研究进行了预注册，但未制定分析计划；可在以下网址检索：https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04331106 。

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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (IJBM) is the official scientific journal of the International Society for Behavioral Medicine (ISBM). IJBM seeks to present the best theoretically-driven, evidence-based work in the field of behavioral medicine from around the globe. IJBM embraces multiple theoretical perspectives, research methodologies, groups of interest, and levels of analysis. The journal is interested in research across the broad spectrum of behavioral medicine, including health-behavior relationships, the prevention of illness and the promotion of health, the effects of illness on the self and others, the effectiveness of novel interventions, identification of biobehavioral mechanisms, and the influence of social factors on health. We welcome experimental, non-experimental, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies as well as implementation and dissemination research, integrative reviews, and meta-analyses.