Social media use, uncertainty, and negative affect in times of pandemic crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A common assertion in the social media literature is that passive media use undermines affective wellbeing, and active media use enhances it. The present study investigated the effects of social media use on negative affective wellbeing during pandemic crises and examined the mechanism underlying these effects through perceived uncertainty.

Methods

Three studies were conducted during the Delta variant phase in the post-peak period of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Participants were recruited from the medium-high-risk infection areas in late August 2022. Study 1 used a cross-sectional survey to explore the relationships between social media use, uncertainty, and negative affect during the pandemic crisis. Study 2 employed a repeated-measures experiment to demonstra

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272698 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature