Author: Olagoke, Ayokunle A.; Olagoke, Olakanmi O.; Hughes, Ashley M.
Title: Exposure to coronavirus news on mainstream media: The role of risk perceptions and depression Cord-id: cqd2pa8c Document date: 2020_5_16
ID: cqd2pa8c
Snippet: OBJECTIVE: The mainstream media tend to rely on news content that will increase risk perceptions of pandemic outbreaks to stimulate public response and persuade people to comply with preventive behaviours. The objective of this study was to examine associations between exposure to coronavirus disease (COVIDâ€19) news, risk perceptions, and depressive symptoms. METHODS: Crossâ€sectional data were collected from 501 participants who were ≥18 years. Exposure to COVIDâ€19 news was assessed as o
Document: OBJECTIVE: The mainstream media tend to rely on news content that will increase risk perceptions of pandemic outbreaks to stimulate public response and persuade people to comply with preventive behaviours. The objective of this study was to examine associations between exposure to coronavirus disease (COVIDâ€19) news, risk perceptions, and depressive symptoms. METHODS: Crossâ€sectional data were collected from 501 participants who were ≥18 years. Exposure to COVIDâ€19 news was assessed as our exposure variable. We screened for depression (outcome variable) with the Patient Health Questionnaire and examined the roles of risk perceptions. Multiple linear regressions and mediation analysis with 1000 bootstrap resamples were conducted. RESULTS: Participants were 55.29% female, 67.86% White with mean age 32.44 ± 11.94 years. After controlling for sociodemographic and socioâ€economic factors, news exposure was positively associated with depressive symptoms β = .11; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 0.02–0.20. Mediation analysis showed that perceived vulnerability to COVIDâ€19 mediated 34.4% of this relationship (β = .04; 95%CI = 0.01–0.06). CONCLUSION: Perceived vulnerability to COVIDâ€19 can serve as a pathway through which exposure to COVIDâ€19 news on mainstream media may be associated with depressive symptoms. Based on our findings, we offered recommendations for media–health partnership, practice, and research.
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