Bazán Paulo Rodrigo, de Azevedo Neto Raymundo Machado, Lacerda Shirley Silva, Ribeiro Maurício Watanabe, Balardin Joana Bisol, Amaro Edson, Kozasa Elisa Harumi
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Internet Interv. 2021 Dec;26:100472. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2021.100472. Epub 2021 Oct 16.
This study evaluated how news with positive and negative content about COVID-19, as well as a relaxation pause, affect the emotional state. We also investigated the association between emotional state and practicing meditation/yoga, physical activity or having a mental disease. For that, a sample of 717 participants, recruited through social media, were randomly assigned to listen to negative or positive news about COVID-19. After that, both groups were guided through a short relaxation pause. Their emotional state was measured before they listened to the audios and after each audio. Mixed linear models were used to evaluate the effects of news group, relaxation pause, mental health and well-being practices. Negative news worsened their emotional state, whereas positive news improved it. A brief relaxation pause improved the effects of negative news content and may mitigate the effects of this valence of information. Practicing physical activity, meditation/yoga was associated with better emotional responses.
本研究评估了关于新冠疫情的正面和负面新闻以及一段放松休息时间如何影响情绪状态。我们还调查了情绪状态与冥想/瑜伽练习、体育活动或患有精神疾病之间的关联。为此，通过社交媒体招募了717名参与者作为样本，将他们随机分为两组，分别收听关于新冠疫情的负面或正面新闻。之后，两组都接受了一段短暂的放松引导。在他们收听音频之前和每段音频之后测量他们的情绪状态。使用混合线性模型来评估新闻组、放松休息、心理健康和幸福实践的影响。负面新闻使他们的情绪状态恶化，而正面新闻则改善了情绪状态。一段短暂的放松休息改善了负面新闻内容的影响，并可能减轻这种信息效价的影响。进行体育活动、冥想/瑜伽与更好的情绪反应相关。
