Dynamic relations among COVID-19-related media exposure and worries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrea SchmidtAnnette BroseAndrea C KramerFlorian SchmiedekMichael Witthöft Andreas B Neubauer

Published in: Psychology & health (2021)

These findings suggest a self-reinforcing cycle whereby consuming crisis-related media and worrying reciprocally influence each other across days, possibly amplifying adverse effects of the COVID-19 crisis and other crises alike on mental and physical health.

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