The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19

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Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Sofia
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Massano-Cardoso, Ilda
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2021.7.2.225
Resumo: Objective: The current study sought out to assess the mass media impact on the fear of contracting COVID-19. We focused on people's trust in information associated with media type, worry regarding daily reports of statistics, concerns about prevention measures and warnings in the media, news consumption frequency, evaluation of the media in explaining and informing about the pandemic, and the fear of contracting the disease. Methods: The sample comprised 349 participants who completed online a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, a Mass Media Opinion Questionnaire, and the Fear of Contracting Covid-19 Scale (FCCS). Results: Fear of contracting COVID-19 was higher in women compared to men. Participants with higher fear of contracting the disease trusted more in the information provided by television, newspapers, and radio, but not social media. Higher scores on the FCCS were associated with higher scores on clarification, awareness, and information conveyed by media. Trust in newspapers, feelings regarding daily reports of COVID-19, news frequency consumption, and media evaluation in explaining and informing about the pandemic were predictors of fear of contracting COVID-19. Conclusions: Mass media proved to be fundamental in raising awareness and sensitization of the population.
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spelling The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19O impacto dos media no medo de contrair COVID-19COVID-19MedoImpactoMediaFearImpactMediaCOVID-19Objective: The current study sought out to assess the mass media impact on the fear of contracting COVID-19. We focused on people's trust in information associated with media type, worry regarding daily reports of statistics, concerns about prevention measures and warnings in the media, news consumption frequency, evaluation of the media in explaining and informing about the pandemic, and the fear of contracting the disease. Methods: The sample comprised 349 participants who completed online a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, a Mass Media Opinion Questionnaire, and the Fear of Contracting Covid-19 Scale (FCCS). Results: Fear of contracting COVID-19 was higher in women compared to men. Participants with higher fear of contracting the disease trusted more in the information provided by television, newspapers, and radio, but not social media. Higher scores on the FCCS were associated with higher scores on clarification, awareness, and information conveyed by media. Trust in newspapers, feelings regarding daily reports of COVID-19, news frequency consumption, and media evaluation in explaining and informing about the pandemic were predictors of fear of contracting COVID-19. Conclusions: Mass media proved to be fundamental in raising awareness and sensitization of the population.Objetivo: Pretendeu avaliar-se o impacto dos media no medo de contrair COVID-19. A confiança na informação associada a cada meio de comunicação, apreensão relativamente à divulgação diária das estatísticas, apreensão sentida com as medidas de prevenção e advertências veiculadas pelos meios de comunicação social, frequência de consumo de notícias, avaliação dos media na clarificação e informação sobre a pandemia e o medo de contrair a doença foram o foco deste estudo. Métodos: Amostra constituída por 349 indivíduos que completaram um Questionário Sociodemográfico, um Questionário de Opinião sobre os Media e o Fear of Contracting Covid Scale 19 (FCCS) através de uma plataforma online. Resultados: O medo de contrair COVID-19 foi superior nas mulheres em relação aos homens. Os participantes com mais medo de contrair a doença foram os que mais confiaram na informação da televisão, jornais e rádio, mas não das redes sociais. Scores mais elevados na FCCS corresponderam a valores mais elevados na clarificação e informação transmitida pelos media. A confiança nos jornais, apreensão sentida com a divulgação diária, frequência de consumo de notícias, e avaliação dos media na clarificação e informação foram preditores do medo de contrair COVID-19. Conclusões: Os media demonstraram ser fundamentais na consciencialização e sensibilização da população.Departamento de Investigação & Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Miguel Torga2021-11-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdftext/htmltext/xmlhttps://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2021.7.2.225https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2021.7.2.225Portuguese Journal of Behavioral and Social Research; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021): November; 89–102Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social; Vol. 7 N.º 2 (2021): Novembro; 89–1022183-4938reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/225https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/225/466https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/225/471https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/article/view/225/481Direitos de Autor (c) 2021 Sofia Figueiredo, Ilda Massano-Cardosohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFigueiredo, SofiaMassano-Cardoso, Ilda2023-05-25T22:00:57Zoai:ojs.rpics.ismt.pt:article/225Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:39:48.058555Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
O impacto dos media no medo de contrair COVID-19
title The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
spellingShingle The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
Figueiredo, Sofia
COVID-19
Medo
Impacto
Media
Fear
Impact
Media
COVID-19
title_short The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
title_full The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
title_fullStr The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
title_sort The impact of the media on the fear of contracting COVID-19
author Figueiredo, Sofia
author_facet Figueiredo, Sofia
Massano-Cardoso, Ilda
author_role author
author2 Massano-Cardoso, Ilda
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Figueiredo, Sofia
Massano-Cardoso, Ilda
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Medo
Impacto
Media
Fear
Impact
Media
COVID-19
topic COVID-19
Medo
Impacto
Media
Fear
Impact
Media
COVID-19
description Objective: The current study sought out to assess the mass media impact on the fear of contracting COVID-19. We focused on people's trust in information associated with media type, worry regarding daily reports of statistics, concerns about prevention measures and warnings in the media, news consumption frequency, evaluation of the media in explaining and informing about the pandemic, and the fear of contracting the disease. Methods: The sample comprised 349 participants who completed online a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, a Mass Media Opinion Questionnaire, and the Fear of Contracting Covid-19 Scale (FCCS). Results: Fear of contracting COVID-19 was higher in women compared to men. Participants with higher fear of contracting the disease trusted more in the information provided by television, newspapers, and radio, but not social media. Higher scores on the FCCS were associated with higher scores on clarification, awareness, and information conveyed by media. Trust in newspapers, feelings regarding daily reports of COVID-19, news frequency consumption, and media evaluation in explaining and informing about the pandemic were predictors of fear of contracting COVID-19. Conclusions: Mass media proved to be fundamental in raising awareness and sensitization of the population.
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