Sympathy towards people infected with COVID-19 mediates relations between media use and death anxiety

被引：0

作者：

Chao, Miao ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Liu, Jie ^{[1
,2
]}

Xue, Dini ^{[1
,2
]}

Zhang, Bin ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Hall, Brian J. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Tianjin Normal Univ, Acad Psychol & Behav, Key Res Base Humanities & Social Sci, Minist Educ, Tianjin, Peoples R China

[2] Tianjin Normal Univ, Fac Psychol, Tianjin, Peoples R China

[3] Tianjin Key Lab Student Mental Hlth & Intelligence, Tianjin, Peoples R China

[4] New York Univ Shanghai, Sch Global Publ Hlth, Shanghai, Peoples R China

来源：

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY | 2025年 / 16卷

关键词：

media use; sympathy; death anxiety; COVID-19; longitudinal; FEAR; ALTRUISM;

D O I：

10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1570747

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

The COVID-19 pandemic threatened mental health. This study examined the longitudinal associations among pandemic-related media use, sympathy for people infected with COVID-19 (PIWC), and death anxiety. 132 Chinese adults completed measures three times, one week apart during the initial phase of COVID. The results showed that media use, sympathy, and death anxiety decreased significantly over the first month of the outbreak. Pandemic-related media use predicted increased future sympathy for PIWC, and sympathy predicted increased future death anxiety. The study identified the short-term effects of media use on sympathy and death anxiety, and suggests that reduced media exposure may be beneficial.

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