Idiosyncratic media exposures during a pandemic and their link to well-being, cognition, and behavior over time.

ABSTRACT: Over the past two decades of research, increased media consumption in the context of collective traumas has been cross-sectionally and longitudinally linked to negative psychological outcomes. However, little is known about the specific information channels that may drive these patterns of response. The current longitudinal investigation uses a probability-based sample of 5,661 Americans measured at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to identify a) distinct patterns of information-channel use (i.e., dimensions) for COVID-related information, b) demographic correlates of these patterns, and c) prospective associations of these information channel dimensions with distress (i.e., worry, global distress, and emotional exhaustion), cognition (e.g., beliefs about the seriousness of COVID-19, res

SUBMITTER: Jones NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10293849 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature