Media Use, Positive and Negative Emotions, and Stress Levels of Adults during COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study
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AIM: This study was conducted to determine media use, positive and negative emotions, and stress levels of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. BACKGROUND: Using media tools in the pandemic process has impacted the mental health of individuals. As the COVID-19 outbreak is a new disease fear, anxiety and stress about this situation can cause strong emotions in adults. METHODS: The research was carried out using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1541 adults. The Positive and Negative Emotion Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale were used to collect the data. RESULTS: The Positive Emotion Scale mean scores were lower (p < 0.05) for those people whose daily media use time was more than 4 h and who followed the developments about COVID-19 through the media once a day. It was found that those with daily media use of more than 4 h/day had higher Perceived Stress Scale scores than those with lower use (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study concluded that the use of media in adults increased during the COVID-19 outbreak and that media use was associated with positive and negative emotions and stress levels. Health professionals should assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health in various community groups and develop interventions to prevent negative consequences of increased media use.
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Excessive media consumption has been linked to heightened stress and negative emotional states, with individuals who consume media for over four hours daily reporting higher Perceived Stress Scale scores and lower Positive Emotion Scale scores compared to those with less media exposure.
“Excessive media consumption has been linked to heightened stress and negative emotional states, with individuals who consume media for over four hours daily reporting higher Perceived Stress Scale scores and lower Positive Emotion Scale scores compared to those with less media exposure.”
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Problematic social media use (PSMU) has been associated with severe depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms.
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- Authors
- Akca, A., & Ayaz‐Alkaya, S.
- Affiliations
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (TR)
- Gazi University (TR)
- Corresponding author
- Akca, Ayşegül
- Venue
- International Journal of Nursing Practice
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-12-16
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e13035-e13035
- ISSN
- 1322-7114 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-172X
- OpenAlex
- W4200344712
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- AYBU AVESIS (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- media use, COVID-19 pandemic, positive emotions, negative emotions, perceived stress, mental health, adults, news consumption
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adult, Anxiety, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emotions, Humans, Turkey, Pandemics
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