Working through an “infodemic”: The impact of COVID-19 news consumption on employee uncertainty and work behaviors.

Yoon, Seoin; McClean, Shawn T.; Chawla, Nitya; Kim, Ji Koung; Koopman, Joel; Rosen, Christopher C.; Trougakos, John P.; McCarthy, Julie M.

doi:10.1037/apl0000913

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“…Moreover, daily exposures to death stats can cause emotional numbness in some, whereas it can trigger anxiety for many. This concern led to a media release by WHO declaring an "infodemic" crisis (35). Media has the potential to impact the development of children in positive ways.…”

Section: Bronfenbrenner's Model Of Child Development During Covid-19mentioning

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Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Application of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model

Chachar¹,

Younus

Ali³

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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COVID-19 Pandemic has influenced death-related attitudes and understanding during the childhood development leading to a life-long impact. Factors like pandemic-related movement restrictions, school closures, and parents' stay-at-home have exposed children to the phenomenon of grief and death. In that case, children anticipate adverse outcomes and fear while they struggle with unanswered questions. Children may not have coping skills needed to manage their grief in constructive ways to identify, normalize, and express their responses to the loss in their lives. Naming and validating these responses as distinctive aspects of grief process and providing safe space to express their feelings are essential components of a child's coping with loss and grief. This is crucial to consider, as different children react to and are influenced by their environments differently. This article aims to explore the developmental understanding of the process of death and grief by applying the conceptual framework of Bronfenbrenner's theory. Understanding mutual interaction between a child and various ecological systems determines how children perceive death and process grief can facilitate effective communication that has significant implications.

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Section: Bronfenbrenner's Model Of Child Development During Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Application of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model

Chachar¹,

Younus

Ali³

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Because people wanted to stay informed, they accessed various online resources, which could contribute to communication and social overload. Due to the generalized lockdown measures around the globe, the use of information technology surged to permit telemedicine [23], telework [24,25] and online classes [26][27][28][29].…”

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Influence of Technostress on Academic Performance of University Medicine Students in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Álvarez-Risco

Del-Aguila-Arcentales

Yáñez

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The current study aims to validate and apply an instrument to assess the relationship between communication overload, social overload, technostress, exhaustion and academic performance. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical study of 2286 university medical students to assess the influence of technostress as a mediator of social media overload, communication overload and mental exhaustion and its detrimental effect on the academic performance of university students in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research model was validated using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to establish the influence of variables on the model. Communication and social overload were found to positively influence technostress by correlations of 0.284 and 0.557, respectively. Technostress positively influenced exhaustion by 0.898, while exhaustion negatively influenced academic performance by -0.439. Bootstrapping demonstrated that the path coefficients of the research model were statistically significant. The research outcomes may help university managers understand students’ technostress and develop strategies to improve the balanced use of technology for their daily academic activities.

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“…Although escape/avoidance is considered a maladaptive coping strategy (e.g., Allen & Leary, 2010 ), it was effective in coping with an overflow of information surrounding the pandemic (see Yoon et al, 2021 ) and perceived xenophobia (which was also attributed to TV news and mass-sharing applications). The participants blocked or muted certain channels or avoided certain social media entirely.…”

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Diverse Experiences and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown and Unlock in India

Meraj

Makkar

2022

Trends in Psychol.

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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Government of India imposed a nationwide lockdown of 21 days on May 25, 2020, which was extended thrice to a total of 68 days. Mandatory quarantine could hamper mental well-being, trust in the government, and compliance with guidelines. This study looks in-depth at individual accounts during the lockdown (phase A) and after the “unlock” (lifting of the nationwide lockdown; phase B) using telephonic interviews. Mass job loss and the exodus of migrant workers from major cities highlighted the need to include low-income groups in research; hence, purposive sampling was used. We interviewed 45 participants in phase A and 35 participants in phase B; the latter was drawn from the phase A pool based on availability and willingness. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Analysis revealed four themes of participants’ experiences, namely: (1) transitioning from a disrupted normal to a “new normal”; (2) accountability and lack of trust; (3) fear and uncertainty; and (4) perceived lack of control. Within the themes, coping with stressors was observed in six broad categories: (1) distraction, (2) escape/avoidance, (3) positive cognitive restructuring, (4) problem solving, (5) seeking support, and (6) religious coping. Results enabled the drawing of parallels and contrasts between various socioeconomic, religious, and sexual/gender groups and were discussed from the lens of cognitive appraisal theory and coping. The implications of these findings in psychological crisis intervention and policy are discussed, pointing toward the need to allow a collaborative effort and mutual trust to build a resilient society.

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Working through an “infodemic”: The impact of COVID-19 news consumption on employee uncertainty and work behaviors.

Cited by 81 publications

References 143 publications

Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Application of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model

Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Application of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model

Influence of Technostress on Academic Performance of University Medicine Students in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Diverse Experiences and Coping During the COVID-19 Lockdown and Unlock in India

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