Infodemic and fake news – A comprehensive overview of its global magnitude during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021: A scoping review

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 78, P. 103144 - 103144

Published: July 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Prevalence of anxiety in college and university students: An umbrella review

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 100658 - 100658

Published: Sept. 22, 2023

The pervasiveness of anxiety has been increasing progressively over the years, becoming one most critical concerns among colleges and universities. With implications extending towards poorer academic performance overall student mental health, there is an urgent need to address this growing concern. As such, we conducted umbrella review systematic reviews meta-analyses summarize data in literature on prevalence college university students. Moreover, also considered impact COVID-19 pandemic assessed potential moderators through distinct subgroup analyses. A search was carried out across various sources, including five databases, journals, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, which yielded 25 that met inclusion criteria. Sample sizes ranged from 1,122 1,264,132 (Mdn = 22,171) covered all regions Africa, Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America. Findings these were subsequently synthesized narratively. students had a median 32.00% 7.40–55.00%. Subgroup analyses revealed being female, living Asia versus undergraduate associated with higher levels anxiety. In addition, increase observed pertaining impacts Covid-19 pandemic. Our findings highlight susceptibility emphasizes for more comprehensive strategies, implementations, interventions combat rising trend.

Language: Английский

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The Mental Health Impact of Daily News Exposure During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

JMIR Mental Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(5), P. e36966 - e36966

Published: April 4, 2022

Consumption of distressing news media, which substantially increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, has demonstrable negative effects on mental health.This study examines proximal impact daily exposure to about health in first year pandemic.A sample 546 college students completed ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) for 8 weeks, measuring COVID-19, worry and optimism specifically related hopelessness, general worry.Participants >80,000 surveys. Multilevel mediation models indicated that greater is associated with higher same-day next-day pandemic. Elevations were turn hopelessness worry. Optimism mediated relationship between but was not hopelessness.This demonstrates highlights how pandemic contributes over time

Language: Английский

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Emotional State of Mexican University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(4), P. 2155 - 2155

Published: Feb. 14, 2022

Since the WHO declared COVID-19 crisis a pandemic in March 2020, young population is suffering from range of psychological symptoms. The present study measured symptoms stress, anxiety and depression university students Saltillo, Mexico, using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21).

Language: Английский

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Valence-arousal classification of emotion evoked by Chinese ancient-style music using 1D-CNN-BiLSTM model on EEG signals for college students

Multimedia Tools and Applications, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 82(10), P. 15439 - 15456

Published: Oct. 4, 2022

Language: Английский

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The impact of 24/7 news coverage on the mental health of Israelis in the ‘Iron Swords’ War: A cross‐sectional analysis among television audience

Stress and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 40(4)

Published: March 27, 2024

Abstract This study aims to assess the impact of continuous 24/7 news broadcasting on mental well‐being Jewish Israelis during ‘Iron Swords’ War and compare it findings from 2014 Conflict. An internet‐based cross‐sectional panel survey was conducted 11–12 October 2023, War. The focused Israel's adult population, enabling comparisons with a previous study. Participants reported consumption changes, attitudes towards newscasts (burdensome, relaxing, stressful, addictive, Fear Of Missing Out [FOMO], avoidance), opinions news, anxiety symptoms. Among 802 participants in Israel, 83.8% increased consumption. While more than 70% respondents found newscast stressing at least medium level, 40% said they do not try avoid them all. Nearly 24% much addictive. Women younger individuals FOMO, stress, addiction. More experiencing one symptom, 21% all four. Linear regression explained 42.9% variance anxiety, gender, age, addiction, FOMO as predictors. current results show an increase measurements compared separate using same tools 2014. struggled recent war, harming health. Heightened observed, 2014, affected demographics.

Language: Английский

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Music emotion recognition based on temporal convolutional attention network using EEG

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18

Published: March 28, 2024

Music is one of the primary ways to evoke human emotions. However, feeling music subjective, making it difficult determine which emotions triggers in a given individual. In order correctly identify emotional problems caused by different types music, we first created an electroencephalogram (EEG) data set stimulated four (fear, happiness, calm, and sadness). Secondly, differential entropy features EEG were extracted, then emotion recognition model CNN-SA-BiLSTM was established extract temporal EEG, performance improved using global perception ability self-attention mechanism. The effectiveness further verified ablation experiment. classification accuracy this method valence arousal dimensions 93.45% 96.36%, respectively. By applying our publicly available dataset DEAP, evaluated generalization reliability method. addition, investigate effects bands multi-band combinations on recognition, results confirm relevant neuroscience studies. Compared with other representative works, has better performance, provides promising framework for future research system based brain computer interface.

Language: Английский

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Occupational Therapy-Based Energy Management Education in People with Post-COVID-19 Condition-Related Fatigue: Results from a Focus Group Discussion

Occupational Therapy International, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 2022, P. 1 - 9

Published: April 14, 2022

Persons with post-COVID-19 conditions have prolonged symptoms and longer-term consequences which can prevent them from returning to previous everyday functioning. Fatigue is the most frequent symptom reported in literature. Occupational therapists (OTs) are specialized client-centered problem analysis, counseling, education recover occupational engagement performance life. Since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, OTs been challenged respond services adequate needs this patient group. Energy management (EME) was initially developed for persons multiple sclerosis-related fatigue then made independent diagnosis suitable living chronic disease-related fatigue. EME, a structured self-management education, becoming part new services. This study aimed at exploring initial experiences using EME protocol materials postacute and/or condition-related gathering their recommendations improvements adaptions. One online focus group discussion took place May 2021 experienced protocol. The topics addressed were institutional context during treatment. A thematic analysis performed. According nine working different settings Switzerland, exploitable both in- outpatient judged appropriate by them, even if be improved. main challenges short period patients had lived fatigue; discrepancy between self-concept, self-perception, performance; insecurity, fear, anxiety related recovery. Further research needed include perspective participants measure quantitative outcomes such as impact, self-efficacy, performance, quality Until existing improved, it applicable

Language: Английский

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“Fake or not, I’m sharing it”: teen perception about disinformation in social networks

Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25(4), P. 425 - 438

Published: Feb. 15, 2023

Purpose Disinformation has become a latent risk for online audiences, specifically minors who are commonly exposed to wide variety of content at time they developing cognitively and emotionally. This paper aims offer insight on minors’ perception the tools used by this age group verify which while online. Design/methodology/approach Twelve focus groups were held in Spain between April June 2021 with total 62 participants aged 11–17. Besides age, sex socioeconomic variables taken into consideration select participants. A script covering intended questions was structure discussion. Findings Result analysis reveals that excessively confident their ability identify false news feel need share community as means participation discussions or trending topics. Although WhatsApp family seen source misleading news, study traditional media (mainly television) act sources verification fake minors. In general, opt actions require less initiative contrast consume internet. Originality/value produces new findings further deepening results first quantitative relationship disinformation using qualitative method from conducting virtual groups.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19-related stress and positive coping strategies among young adults in Canada and France: A latent class analysis

PLOS mental health., Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(2), P. e0000261 - e0000261

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Although there is evidence describing how coping strategies can impact mental health outcomes and inequities among young adults, little known about different sub-groups of adults engage with positive the association challenges. Data were drawn from an online cross-sectional survey (July–December 2021) aged 18–30 years who reported experiencing COVID-19-related stress in Canada (n=2288) France (n=1891) during second year pandemic. Latent class analysis was used to identify classes similar strategies. Multinomial logistic regression models performed each country examine differences between these socio-demographic characteristics health. Four identified: high (33%), socially engaged (47.1%), self-care healthy lifestyle (10.1%), low (9.8%). In both countries, men more likely belong rural residents had increased likelihood belonging class. Differences varied by country. Canada, those financial difficulties classes, while, France, descendants immigrants odds Compared class, perceive not well higher rates depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts. Our findings highlight that specific (men, rural, racialized, economically disadvantaged) may be less experience risk These also underscore importance investigating influence contextual factors on adults’ ability adopt

Language: Английский

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