Distress and rumor exposure on social media during a campus lockdown

Jones, Nickolas M.; Thompson, Rebecca R.; Schetter, Christine Dunkel; Silver, Roxane Cohen

doi:10.1073/pnas.1708518114

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“…In the COVID-19 emergency, medical workers in Wuhan have been dealing with high risk of infection and inadequate protection against contamination, overwork, frustration, discrimination, isolation, patients with negative emotions, a lack of contact with their families and exhaustion (Kang et al, 2020). The current situation is causing mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear (Jones et al, 2017). These mental health problems not only affect attention, understanding and decision-making capacity of medical workers, which could hinder the fight against COVID-19, but they could also have a lasting effect on their overall well-being (Kang et al, 2020).…”

Section: Covid-19 and Consequences For Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health

Torales

O’Higgins

Castaldelli-Maia

et al. 2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: The current outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus infection among humans in Wuhan (China) and its spreading around the globe is heavily impacting on the global health and mental health. Despite all resources employed to counteract the spreading of the virus, additional global strategies are needed to handle the related mental health issues. Methods: Published articles concerning mental health related to the COVID-19 outbreak and other previous global infections have been considered and reviewed. Comments: This outbreak is leading to additional health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear globally. Collective concerns influence daily behaviors, economy, prevention strategies and decision-making from policy makers, health organizations and medical centers, which can weaken strategies of COVID-19 control and lead to more morbidity and mental health needs at global level.

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Section: Covid-19 and Consequences For Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health

Torales

O’Higgins

Castaldelli-Maia

et al. 2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

2,575

2,019

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“…The unmoderated nature of social media user's posting behavior might lead to the accumulation of invalidated and unverified information and news involving speculation and uncertainty regarding social events (Ye et al 2018a, b). Jones et al (2017) found those who relying on social media for updates of a campus lockdown tend to suffer from greater distress due to their increased exposure to conflicting content in social media channels. Rumors are considered messages or forms of interaction among people about certain events that may not be true.…”

Section: Rumorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media and Social Awareness

Zhao

Nguyen

et al. 2019

Manual of Digital Earth

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The human behaviors and interactions on social media have maintained themselves as highly dynamic real-time social systems representing individual social awareness at fine spatial, temporal, and digital resolutions. In this chapter, we introduce the opportunities and challenges that human dynamics-centered social media bring to Digital Earth. We review the information diffusion of social media, the multi-faced implications of social media, and some real-world cases. Social media, on one hand, has facilitated the prediction of human dynamics in a wide spectrum of aspects, including public health, emergency response, decision making, and social equity promotion, and will also bring unintended challenges for Digital Earth, such as rumors and location spoofing on the other. Considering the multifaceted implications, this chapter calls for GIScientists to raise their awareness of the complex impacts of social media, to model the geographies of social media, and to understand ourselves as a unique species living both on the Earth and in Digital Earth. Keywords Social media • Human dynamics • Social awareness • Location spoofing 12.1 Introduction: Electronic Footprints on Digital Earth Geo-positioning system-enabled instruments can record and reveal personal awareness at fine spatial, temporal, and digital resolutions (Siła-Nowicka et al. 2016; Li et al. 2017; Ye and Liu 2019). With an exponential growth, human dynamics data are retrieved from location-aware devices, leading to a revolutionary research agenda regarding what happens where and when in the everyday lives of people in both real and virtual worlds (Batty 2013; Yao et al. 2019). Many location-based social media

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“…In contrast, in another article, the authors recommended against the use of social media because of the negative emotions associated with users during these incidents. For example, their survey responses revealed that individuals who used social media as their primary source of information were more likely to be under greater distress as a result of rumor transmission (Jones, Thompson, Schetter, & Silver, ). In another article, the authors went further, stating that there should be rules and social media monitoring developed for these scenarios to limit misinformation and rumors (Mazer et al., ).…”

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Rapid response to mass shootings

Reeping

Jacoby

Rajan

et al. 2019

Criminology & Public Policy

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Research Summary:We conducted a scoping review of literature indexed in the National Library of Medicine's journal citation database, MEDLINE, and Scopus to identify articles in which the rapid response of hospital staff, emergency medical services personnel, the police, and the public to mass shootings is covered. Sixty-five articles were included, and critical themes related to reducing the harm from a mass shooting were summarized.Policy Implications: According to our findings, when mass shootings occur in the United States, several evidenceinformed steps can be taken from the moment the first bullet is fired until the last injured individual is transported to the hospital to promote a rapid response that can reduce death and disability. Ten recommendations are made ranging from recognition of the need for rapid response and bystander training to triage and transport training of police and avoidance of over-response.

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Distress and rumor exposure on social media during a campus lockdown

Cited by 125 publications

References 30 publications

The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health

The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health

Social Media and Social Awareness

Rapid response to mass shootings

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