Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among US Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among US Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.1016/j.amepre.2020.06.008
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Thrul, Johannes
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作者：
Riehm, Kira E.;Holingue, Calliope;Thrul, Johannes
简介：接触与灾难相关的媒体可能是精神困扰的一个风险因素，但尚未在COVID-19大流行的背景下对此进行研究。这项研究评估了在COVID-19大流行上升期间接触社交媒体和传统媒体是否与美国成年人的精神困扰有关。方法：数据来自了解美国研究，该研究对完成在线调查的具有全国代表性的成年人进行了横断面抽样。参与者包括2020年3月10日至3月31日期间接受调查的6，329名成年人。回归分析检查了（1）自我报告的一天中在社交媒体上花费的平均时间（小时）和（2）为了解COVID-19而咨询的传统媒体来源（广播，电视和报纸）数量与自我报告的精神痛苦（4项患者健康问卷）的关联。数据分析于2020年4月进行。结果：在稍后的调查日期回答的参与者报告说，他们花在社交媒体上的时间更多（beta=0.02，95% CI=0.01，0.03），更多的传统媒体来源咨询了解COVID-19（β =0.01，95% CI=0.01，0.02），和更大的精神痛苦（β =0.07，95% CI=0.04，0.09）。在社交媒体上花费的时间增加以及咨询更多传统媒体来源以了解COVID-19与精神痛苦增加独立相关，即使在调整潜在混杂因素后也是如此（社交媒体：beta=0.14，95% CI=0.05，0.23;传统媒体：beta=0.14，95% CI=0.08，0.20）。在美国（C）2020年《美国预防医学杂志》（American Journal of Preventive Medicine）中，在COVID-19大流行上升期间，接触更多的传统媒体来源和更多的社交媒体时间与精神困扰有一定的相关性。爱思唯尔公司出版All rights reserved.
Introduction: Exposure to disaster-related media may be a risk factor for mental distress, but this has not been examined in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assesses whether exposure to social and traditional media during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with mental distress among U.S. adults.Methods: Data came from the Understanding America Study, conducted with a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of adults who completed surveys online. Participants included 6,329 adults surveyed between March 10 and March 31, 2020. Regression analyses examined the associations of (1) self-reported average time spent on social media in a day (hours) and (2) number of traditional media sources (radio, TV, and newspaper) consulted to learn about COVID-19 with self-reported mental distress (4-item Patient Health Questionnaire). Data were analyzed in April 2020.Results: Participants responding at later survey dates reported more time spent on social media (beta=0.02, 95% CI=0.01, 0.03), a greater number of traditional media sources consulted to learn about COVID-19 (beta=0.01, 95% CI=0.01, 0.02), and greater mental distress (beta=0.07, 95% CI=0.04, 0.09). Increased time spent on social media and consulting a greater number of traditional media sources to learn about COVID-19 were independently associated with increased mental distress, even after adjusting for potential confounders (social media: beta=0.14, 95% CI=0.05, 0.23; traditional media: beta=0.14, 95% CI=0.08, 0.20).Conclusions: Exposure to a greater number of traditional media sources and more hours on social media was modestly associated with mental distress during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. (C) 2020 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.