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Perceived risk, emotions, and stress in response to COVID-19: The interplay of media use and partisanship.
Zhou, Yanmengqian; Myrick, Jessica Gall; Farrell, Erina L; Cohen, Olivia.
  • Zhou Y; Department of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
  • Myrick JG; Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Farrell EL; Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Cohen O; Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Risk Anal ; 2022 Oct 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2097867
ABSTRACT
Relationships between risk perceptions, emotions, and stress are well-documented, as are interconnections between stress, emotion, and media use. During the early COVID-19 pandemic, the public responded psychologically to the threat posed by the pandemic, and frequently utilized media for information and entertainment. However, we lack a comprehensive picture of how perceived risk, emotion, stress, and media affected each other longitudinally during this time. Further, although response to the pandemic was highly politicized, research has yet to address how partisan affiliation moderated relationships between risk, emotion, stress, and media use over time. This three-wave (N = 1021) panel study assessed the interplay of risk, emotion, stress, and media use for Americans with different political affiliations between March and May of 2020. Findings indicate that perceived risk, emotion, and stress at Time 1 predicted media use at Time 2, with predictors varying by type of media. Use of entertainment media and social/mobile media predicted later stress (Time 3), but news consumption did not. Later risk perceptions (Time 3) were not influenced by media use at Time 2. The predictors and consequences of different types of media use were notably different for Republicans and Democrats. In particular, risk perceptions predicted greater news use among Democrats but greater entertainment media use among Republicans. Moreover, social/mobile media use resulted in perceiving the risks of COVID-19 as less serious for Republicans while increasing stress over time for Democrats.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Risa.14044

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Risa.14044