Psychology

Overexposure to COVID-19 information amplifies emotional distress: a latent moderated mediation model

Y. Feng, W. Gu, et al.

This study explores how the overwhelming exposure to COVID-19 information can amplify emotional distress. Conducted by Yi Feng, Wen Gu, Fangbai Dong, Dan Dong, and Zhihong Qiao, the research uncovers a positive correlation between information exposure and distress, further influenced by risk perception and moderated by psychological resilience. Discover the vital implications for clinical interventions and public health management.

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Abstract

An infodemic has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores whether overexposure to COVID-19-related information amplifies emotional distress. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in China during the outbreak and after the peak of the pandemic (N = 1313). A latent moderated mediation model was built to analyze this relationship. COVID-19 information exposure was found to relate positively with emotional distress, and risk perception mediated the association between them. Additionally, psychological resilience moderated the mediating effects of risk perception. However, five factors of resilience differed in their moderating effects. This study offers theoretical and practical implications apropos clinical intervention and public health management.

Publisher

Translational Psychiatry

Published On

Jul 18, 2022

Authors

Yi Feng, Wen Gu, Fangbai Dong, Dan Dong, Zhihong Qiao

DOI

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02048-z

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