How Does Digital Media Search for COVID-19 Influence Vaccine Hesitancy? Exploring the Trade-off between Google Trends, Infodemics, Conspiracy Beliefs and Religious Fatalism

Vaccines, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(1), P. 114 - 114

Published: Jan. 3, 2023

Digital media has remained problematic during COVID-19 because it been the source of false and unverified facts. This was particularly evident in widespread misinformation confusion regarding vaccine. Past research suggested infodemics, conspiracy beliefs, religious fatalism as potential threats to public vaccine hesitancy. However, literature is primarily void empirical evidence associating demographic attributes with efforts build Therefore, this uses two studies: (Study 1) Google Trends 2) survey method provide inclusive insight into use digital detrimental effects they were related building Using based on popular keywords searched over one year, Study 1 explores COVID-19. Drawing exploration, 2 used a cross-sectional national representative 2120 adult Pakistanis describe influence hazards such infodemics revealed that predict In addition, gender moderates relationship between beliefs implies there dispositional effect spread digitally. study's findings benefit health other concerned authorities help them reduce fatalism, hesitancy, theories targeted communication campaigns media.

Language: Английский

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Sense of danger, sense of country's mastery, and sense of personal mastery as concomitants of psychological distress and subjective well‐being in a sample of Poles following Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Prospective analyses

Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 967 - 985

Published: Aug. 28, 2023

This study investigated psychological toll of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine a sample adult Poles (N = 1245). Data were collected online early February and August 2022. Prospective analyses that accounted for health status assessed before Russian invasion showed higher levels sense danger due to predicted distress lower affect balance close 6 months after Russia attacked Ukraine. Sense country's mastery (i.e. beliefs government, its major institutions, citizens would effectively cope with various emergencies crises) served as protective factor. Likewise, who had confidence their personal (e.g., ability exercise control over life challenges) exhibited less more subjective well-being. These findings emerged controlling sociodemographic factors, presence stressful experiences associated COVID-19 pandemic, other events. Wars dramatically reverberate beyond borders countries involved. People's own trust resilience governmental public institutions are critical times coping existential security threats wars.

Language: Английский

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Climate change worry in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from two large-scale European surveys

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44, P. 100599 - 100599

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Climate change beliefs drive individual actions tackling climate and influence the support of policies. In last two years, however, humanity has faced a parallel global crisis: COVID-19 pandemic. The widely communicated finite pool worry theory suggests that consideration crisis usually decreases when another is emerging. Nevertheless, according to recent evidence, concerns or awareness have increased during this study, we aimed at describing changes in examining effect COVID-fear on 28 European countries drawing data from nationally representative surveys. We observed strong increase between 2016 2021, slight additional pandemic (between 2020 2021) examined, especially those countries, where level concern was originally lower. results multilevel models showed fear reinforces which contradicts theory. These findings may come as good news given increasing raise individuals' policies, carefully designed awareness-raising campaigns are needed.

Language: Английский

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Polycrisis, Emotional Regulation, Personality Traits, and Well-Being of Young People Entering Adulthood

Social Indicators Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 4, 2025

Despite substantial investments in mental health care and healthcare accessibility Europe, the well-being of young people is on a concerning decline. This deterioration further exacerbated by recent global crises, notably Covid-19 pandemic, war Ukraine, climate change, deepening economic crisis leading to increased poverty social exclusion. The main research goal was investigate how entering adulthood experience polycrisis stress, responsibility for self-perceived proximity. study involved 403 adult Poles, taking high school final exams years 2020–21. Assessment tools included Brief Symptoms Inventory 18, Difficulties Emotion Regulation Scale, Personality ICD-11, Flourishing Index. Using latent class analysis, three distinct profiles were identified, representing diverse experiences polycrisis. Group 1 primarily experienced stress related crisis, reported lower depression rates maintained relatively stable well-being. 2 confronted various aspects polycrisis, excluding COVID-19, carried strong sense while experiencing emotional challenges. 3 full spectrum showing tendencies towards perfectionism rule rigidity, without specific problems. findings this provide valuable insights developing models adults' post-crisis functioning designing early, targeted interventions. Clinical Trial: clinical trial identifier NCT05930652.

Language: Английский

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Integrating Green Care Initiatives into Conventional Health Systems: Which Governance Dimensions Can Guide This Process?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(2), P. 202 - 202

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Green Care initiatives (GCIs) encompass various interventions that support physical, mental, and social well-being through interaction with nature. Integrating GCIs into conventional healthcare systems is a complex task requires multi-actor multi-level governance efforts. This study examines, systematized literature review, the relevant dimensions to facilitate inclusion of in traditional care pathways. From analysis 36 selected studies, four key were identified: organizational structure, knowledge, legitimacy, decentralization. The highlights need strengthen responsibility actors as service providers, enhance local authorities’ role creating new integrated delivery networks, combine different knowledge perspectives, legitimize non-healthcare actors. Recommendations are made address these aspects integration channel their benefits prevention health promotion. Adopting an adequate framework fundamental for mainstreaming current systems.

Language: Английский

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