TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Media use, positive and negative emotions, and stress levels of adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey: a cross-sectional study
JO  - International journal of nursing practice
A1  - Akca, Ayşegül
A1  - Ayaz-Alkaya, Sultan
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1322-7114
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13035
ID  - ref1
ER  -