Zhang Shu, Zhang Yanwen, Xue Dini, Zhang Huan, Chao Miao, Liu Tour
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China.
Psychiatry Investig. 2023 Jan;20(1):43-51. doi: 10.30773/pi.2022.0146. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
During the lockdown of cities and home quarantine, media became the only way for people to conveniently get coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)-related information. And media engagement was closely related to psychological outcomes. But fewer researchers took COVID-19-related posting behaviors into consideration. Therefore, the present study aimed at examining the differences in psychological outcomes between people who posted COVID-19-related content on social media and those who did not.
The present study included 917 participants (304 males, 613 females) who had answered the questionnaires of media engagement, positive affect, negative affect, depression, anxiety, stress, satisfaction with life, death anxiety, and meaning in life.
Results of t-tests showed that the Post group had lower levels of negative affect, anxiety, stress, and death anxiety than the Not Post (Npost) group. Network comparison tests indicated that the Npost group's network and the Post group's network differed in global strength, two edge-weights, and node centrality indices.
The results indicated that more attention should be paid to people who did not post any COVID-19-related content, especially when they have higher levels of stress and depression to prevent comorbidities. And for people who posted content, more attention should be paid when they have a higher level of negative affect.
在城市封锁和居家隔离期间，媒体成为人们便捷获取2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）相关信息的唯一途径。并且媒体参与度与心理结果密切相关。但较少有研究人员考虑与COVID-19相关的发帖行为。因此，本研究旨在探讨在社交媒体上发布COVID-19相关内容的人群与未发布者在心理结果上的差异。
本研究纳入了917名参与者（男性304名，女性613名），他们回答了关于媒体参与度、积极情绪、消极情绪、抑郁、焦虑、压力、生活满意度、死亡焦虑和生命意义的问卷。
t检验结果显示，发布组的消极情绪、焦虑、压力和死亡焦虑水平低于未发布组。网络比较测试表明，未发布组的网络与发布组的网络在全局强度、两个边权重和节点中心性指标方面存在差异。
结果表明，应更多关注未发布任何COVID-19相关内容的人群，尤其是当他们的压力和抑郁水平较高时，以预防合并症。对于发布内容的人群，当他们的消极情绪水平较高时，应给予更多关注。
