Media Exposure to COVID-19 Predicted Acute Stress: A Moderated Mediation Model of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Perceived Social Support

He, Xiangcai; Chen, Meng; Zhang, Jihong; Zou, Weixing; Luo, Yu

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.613368

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“…Besides, the mediation effect suggested that social media exposure contributed to the elevated depressive symptom through psychological distress. Media exposure to COVID-19 has been found to be positively related to acute stress ( 69 ). There is considerable evidence that greater social media exposure is a risk factor contributing to depression and psychological distress in adolescents ( 70 ); further investigations are needed to clarify the potential moderators between the relationship of social media exposure and depressive severity related to COVID-19 in people of different ages.…”

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Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China

Zhang

Sun

et al. 2021

Front. Psychiatry

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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a global emergency, affecting millions of individuals both physically and psychologically. The present research investigated the associations between social media exposure and depression during the COVID-19 outbreak by examining the mediating role of psychological distress and the moderating role of emotion regulation among members of the general public in China. Participants (N = 485) completed a set of questionnaires online, including demographic information, self-rated physical health, and social media exposure to topics related to COVID-19. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) were utilized to measure psychological distress about COVID-19, depression, and emotion regulation strategies, respectively. Results found that older age and greater levels of social media exposure were associated with more psychological distress about the virus (r = 0.14, p = 0.003; r = 0.22, p < 0.001). Results of the moderated mediation model suggest that psychological distress mediated the relationship between social media exposure and depression (β = 0.10; Boot 95% CI = 0.07, 0.15). Furthermore, expressive suppression moderated the relationship between psychological distress and depression (β = 0.10, p = 0.017). The findings are discussed in terms of the need for mental health assistance for individuals at high risk of depression, including the elderly and individuals who reported greater psychological distress and those who showed preference usage of suppression, during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China

Zhang

Sun

et al. 2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…One such lengthy negative event is lockdowns, or large-scale movement restrictions (World Health Organization B, 2020 ). Recent studies are showing a post-lockdown acceleration in urgent and emergency mental health referrals, indicating potential long-term negative impact of lockdown on mental health (Chen et al, 2020 ). Although these findings are correlational and not causational (i.e., acceleration in mental health referrals could also be due to other causes, such as availability of services at different points of time, client fears about attending care, difficulty traveling to appointments, etc.…”

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Further Adaptations and Reflections by an Assertive Community Treatment Team to Serve Clients with Severe Mental Illness During COVID-19

Couser

Taylor-Desir

Lewis³

et al. 2021

Community Ment Health J

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In September of 2020, Guan and colleagues wrote about their experience of an Assertive Community Psychiatry Program responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe our own experience as an Assertive Community Treatment team in Minnesota responding to challenges of effectively and safely delivering service to clients. As the pandemic has progressed since last year, so has the literature, and updated references are highlighted. Common threads are woven between our experience, the experience of Guan and colleagues, and others to suggest the beginnings of a template to adapt services to a new post-pandemic world.

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“…This study provides a preliminary exploration of potential key antecedents of mental resilience of employees and risk factors for the occurrence of mental disorders under prolonged stress exposure. While most studies on risk communication are focused on the influence of media on employees response formation (Chong and Choy, 2018 ; Garfin et al, 2020 ; He et al, 2020 ; Manzoor and Safdar, 2020 ; Tsoy et al, 2021 ), we have undertaken to investigate how threat perception and perceived efficacy under the ongoing exposure to job uncertainty can precipitate mood disorders. There is lack of support in the literature that would explain how exposure to hazard-related information influences the formation of adaptive or maladaptive coping strategies of employees aimed at psychological well-being retention.…”

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The Threat of COVID-19 and Job Insecurity Impact on Depression and Anxiety: An Empirical Study in the USA

Obrenovic

Godinić

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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As the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic causes a general concern regarding the overall mental health of employees worldwide, policymakers across nations are taking precautions for curtailing and scaling down dispersion of the coronavirus. In this study, we conceptualized a framework capturing recurring troublesome elements of mental states such as depression and general anxiety, assessing them by applying standard clinical inventory. The study explores the extent to which danger control and fear control under the Extended Parallel Processing Model (EPPM) threat impact job insecurity, with uncertainty phenomenon causing afflicting effect on the experiential nature of depression heightened by anxiety. With the aim to explore the job insecurity relationship with anxiety and depression, and measure the impact of EPPM threat, an empirical study was conducted in the United States on a sample of 347 white collar employees. Demographic data, EPPM threat, job insecurity, anxiety, and depression data were collected via a standardized questionnaire during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The questionnaire consisting of multi-item scales was distributed online. All the scale items were evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale. SEM software AMOS version 23 was used to perform confirmatory factor analysis with maximum likelihood estimation. In the structural model, relationships between the threat of COVID-19, job insecurity, anxiety, and depression were assessed. The findings of the study suggest that job insecurity has a significant impact on depression and anxiety, whereas the threat of COVID-19 has a significant impact on depression. Mediating effects of job insecurity and EPPM threat impact on anxiety were not established in the study. The study contributes to the apprehension of the repercussions of major environmental disruptions on normal human functioning, and it investigates the effects of self-reported protective behaviors on risk perception. The study also explains the underlying mechanisms of coping behavior as possible antecedents to mental disorders. When subjected to stressful events, heightened psychological arousal causes physical and psychological challenges of affected employees to manifest as behavioral issues.

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Media Exposure to COVID-19 Predicted Acute Stress: A Moderated Mediation Model of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Perceived Social Support

Cited by 39 publications

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Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China

Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China

Further Adaptations and Reflections by an Assertive Community Treatment Team to Serve Clients with Severe Mental Illness During COVID-19

The Threat of COVID-19 and Job Insecurity Impact on Depression and Anxiety: An Empirical Study in the USA

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