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COVID-19 related difficulties and perceived coping among university and college students: the moderating role of media-related exposure and stress
European Journal of Psychotraumatology ( IF 5.783 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 , DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1929029
Ruth Pat-Horenczyk 1 , Yoav S Bergman 2 , Miriam Schiff 1 , Alon Goldberg 3 , Ayala Cohen 4 , Becky Leshem 5 , Hisham Jubran 6 , Wovit Worku-Mengisto 7 , Ruth Berkowitz 8 , Rami Benbenishty 1, 9
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ABSTRACT

Background: University and college students are not usually identified as a population at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, there is growing evidence of their specific distress associated with facing multiple abrupt changes and the need for rapid adaptation to a variety of academic, social, and financial challenges. The extent of their exposure to COVID-19 media and the associated media-related stress may further impair students’ perceived coping.

Objective: This study assessed COVID-19-related functional difficulties and perceived coping among higher education students in Israel and explored the moderating role played by media coverage of the pandemic in inducing stress and exacerbating COVID-19-related difficulties in perceived coping among students.

Method: Data was collected from 7,446 students from seven academic centres in Israel through online questionnaires about four to six weeks after the outbreak of the pandemic in Israel.

Results: The findings showed positive associations between COVID-19-related difficulties, media exposure, media-related stress, and decreased levels of perceived coping with the pandemic. Moreover, media-related stress (but not the level of media exposure) moderated the relationship between COVID-19-related difficulties and perceived coping: the associations were significantly stronger for students reporting high media-related stress in comparison to individuals reporting low media-related stress.

Conclusions: These results highlight the specific role of media-related stress and the need to distinguish this risk factor from the global impact of exposure to media coverage. The need for self-monitoring of the subjective level of stress associated with media exposure should be part of the psychoeducation efforts provided by public health authorities for promoting self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic.



中文翻译:

大学生中与 COVID-19 相关的困难和感知应对:媒体相关曝光和压力的调节作用

摘要

背景:在 COVID-19 大流行期间,大学生通常不被确定为高危人群。然而,越来越多的证据表明,他们的特殊困扰与面临多重突然变化以及快速适应各种学术、社会和财务挑战的需要有关。他们接触 COVID-19 媒体的程度以及相关的媒体相关压力可能会进一步损害学生的应对能力。

目标:本研究评估了以色列高等教育学生中与 COVID-19 相关的功能性困难和感知应对,并探讨了媒体对大流行的报道在诱发压力和加剧学生感知应对中与 COVID-19 相关的困难方面所起的调节作用。

方法:在以色列大流行爆发后约四到六周,通过在线问卷调查从以色列七个学术中心的 7,446 名学生收集了数据。

结果:研究结果表明,与 COVID-19 相关的困难、媒体曝光、媒体相关压力和应对大流行的感知水平下降之间存在正相关关系。此外,与媒体相关的压力(但不是媒体曝光的水平)缓和了与 COVID-19 相关的困难与感知应对之间的关​​系:与报告媒体相关压力低的学生相比,报告媒体相关压力大的学生的关联明显更强。相关压力。

结论:这些结果强调了媒体相关压力的特定作用,以及将这一风险因素与媒体报道曝光的全球影响区分开来的必要性。自我监测与媒体曝光相关的主观压力水平的需要应该成为公共卫生当局为促进 COVID-19 大流行期间的自我保健而提供的心理教育工作的一部分。

更新日期:2021-06-28
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