Lamba Nishtha, Khokhlova Olga, Bhatia Aditi, McHugh Cillian
Department of Psychology, Middlesex University Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Health Psychol Open. 2023 Sep 22;10(2):20551029231199578. doi: 10.1177/20551029231199578. eCollection 2023 Jul-Dec.
Given the risk of developing vicarious trauma through news media has increased during the pandemic, we explored risk factors associated with media induced secondary trauma, and its behavioral and psychological implications.
An international study ( = 1066), with a diverse sample, was administered in July 2020. We used standardized and validated questionnaires to measure news consumption, media-related trauma, compliance, and paranoia.
Greater frequency of news consumption, accessing news via social media and WHO, and believing in conspiracy theories increased likelihood of developing media-induced secondary trauma. News related trauma was associated with greater compliance with safety measures and increased paranoid ideation. Media-trauma however exhibited a greater association with paranoia than compliance.
Findings highlight the need to facilitate a collaborative intervention, with public, media houses, health safety officials, and social scientists to have a deeper understanding of potential psychological costs of news consumption patterns.
鉴于在疫情期间通过新闻媒体产生替代性创伤的风险有所增加,我们探讨了与媒体诱发的继发性创伤相关的风险因素,及其行为和心理影响。
2020年7月开展了一项国际研究(n = 1066),样本多样。我们使用标准化且经过验证的问卷来测量新闻消费、与媒体相关的创伤、依从性和偏执观念。
新闻消费频率更高、通过社交媒体和世界卫生组织获取新闻以及相信阴谋论会增加产生媒体诱发的继发性创伤的可能性。与新闻相关的创伤与对安全措施的更高依从性以及偏执观念增加有关。然而,媒体创伤与偏执观念的关联比与依从性的关联更大。
研究结果凸显了促进协作干预的必要性,让公众、媒体机构、健康安全官员和社会科学家更深入地了解新闻消费模式潜在的心理成本。