TY - JOUR
T1 - Searching for Certainty During a Pandemic
T2 - A Longitudinal Investigation of the Moderating Role of Media Consumption on the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms During COVID-19
AU - Negri, Ofir
AU - Horesh, Danny
AU - Gordon, Ilanit
AU - Hasson-Ohayon, Ilanit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - The current study longitudinally examined the moderating effects of consuming different types of media (i.e., formal [news] and informal [social media, WhatsApp]) in the association among COVID-19-related worries, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs). Data were collected at two time points during July and September 2020, with approximately 60 days between measurements. Results showed that both COVID-19-related worries and IU were found to be positively associated with PTSSs. An interaction with formal media consumption was found, so that when one's formal media consumption was high, he or she were most vulnerable to the aforementioned effects on the development of PTSSs. Our findings point to the interactive effects of both COVID-19 worries and IU with media consumption on the development of PTSSs. Although media consumption might provide information during uncertainty, it may also intensify PTSSs during times of crisis. Implications and limitations are discussed.
AB - The current study longitudinally examined the moderating effects of consuming different types of media (i.e., formal [news] and informal [social media, WhatsApp]) in the association among COVID-19-related worries, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs). Data were collected at two time points during July and September 2020, with approximately 60 days between measurements. Results showed that both COVID-19-related worries and IU were found to be positively associated with PTSSs. An interaction with formal media consumption was found, so that when one's formal media consumption was high, he or she were most vulnerable to the aforementioned effects on the development of PTSSs. Our findings point to the interactive effects of both COVID-19 worries and IU with media consumption on the development of PTSSs. Although media consumption might provide information during uncertainty, it may also intensify PTSSs during times of crisis. Implications and limitations are discussed.
KW - COVID-19
KW - PTSD symptoms
KW - anxiety
KW - intolerance of uncertainty
KW - media use
KW - mental health
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85137069582
U2 - 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001518
DO - 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001518
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C2 - 35394974
AN - SCOPUS:85137069582
SN - 0022-3018
VL - 210
SP - 672
EP - 679
JO - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
JF - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
IS - 9
ER -
