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Excessive Media Consumption About COVID-19 is Associated With Increased State Anxiety: Outcomes of a Large Online Survey in Russia.

Nikita A NekliudovOleg BlyussKa Yan CheungLoukia PetrouJon GenuneitNikita SushentsevAnna LevadnayaPasquale ComberiatiJohn O WarnerGareth Tudor-WilliamsMartin TeufelMatthew J GreenhawtAudrey Dunn GalvinDaniel Munblit
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
Among Russian respondents from multiple social media platforms, there was evidence of higher levels of state anxiety associated with recent job loss and increased news consumption, as well as lower than expected trust in government agencies. These findings can help inform the development of key public health messages to help reduce anxiety and raise perceived trust in governmental response to this current national emergency. Using a similar methodology, comparative surveys are ongoing in other national populations.
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