Pandemia de Covid-19 e Relações Verbais em Redes Sociais

The relationships between verbal behavior on social media during the Covid-19 pandemic are data sources to be investigated, and that can potentially contribute to further research by identifying gaps or points to be adjusted in health emergency management and disasters risk reduction management. Study 1 analyzed the at the Federal District Governor’s Facebook profi le, collecting all the posts between 02/26/2020 and 08/26/2021. Videos, photos, and links posted were recorded, and the publications were categorized for analysis. The results revealed inconsistencies between the governor’s statements, the epidemiological scenarios, and the health recommendations from international and national sources. Study 2 investigated verbal statements aimed at the mental health fi eld in interaction between university students through their interactions with the unbsincera page on Instagram. Data collection took place in nine blocks, with a focus on the academic semesters of 2020 and 2021. The analysis showed that most majority of the students’ posts addressed issues related to physical and mental health, including workload, stress, assessments, and professors. The pandemic management in its diff erent epidemiological settings has the social networks as a complementary instrument. These networks can lead to eff ective behavioral changes included in public policies. The scientifi c approach to human behavior, in multidisciplinary teams, may enhance the adoption and maintenance of protective patterns by the population.Keywords: Risk communication, mental health, metacontingency, verbal behavior