@article{ref1,
title="Media use, positive and negative emotions, and stress levels of adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey: a cross-sectional study",
journal="International journal of nursing practice",
year="2021",
author="Akca, Ayşegül and Ayaz-Alkaya, Sultan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIM: This study was conducted to determine media use, positive and negative emotions, and stress levels of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Using media tools in the pandemic process has impacted the mental health of individuals. As the COVID-19 outbreak is a new disease fear, anxiety and stress about this situation can cause strong emotions in adults. <br><br>METHODS: The research was carried out using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1541 adults. The Positive and Negative Emotion Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale were used to collect the data. <br><br>RESULTS: The Positive Emotion Scale mean scores were lower (p < 0.05) for those people whose daily media use time was more than 4 h and who followed the developments about COVID-19 through the media once a day. It was found that those with daily media use of more than 4 h/day had higher Perceived Stress Scale scores than those with lower use (p > 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study concluded that the use of media in adults increased during the COVID-19 outbreak and that media use was associated with positive and negative emotions and stress levels. Health professionals should assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health in various community groups and develop interventions to prevent negative consequences of increased media use.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1322-7114",
doi="10.1111/ijn.13035",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13035"
}