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Alnohair, S., Sayed, N.K., Ahmed, H.G., Sharaf, F., Alshehri, F., Haque, S. and Griffiths, M. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524,
2021.
COVID-19 pandemic related excessive electronic media exposure and mental health in Saudi Arabia.
European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 25 (22), pp. 6941-6958.
ISSN 1128-3602
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Due to the continued spread of COVID-19 and the emergence of novel mutated viral variants, families all over the world are experiencing wide-ranging stressors that threaten not only their financial well-being but also their physical and mental health. The present study assessed the association between excessive electronic media exposure of pandemic-related news and mental health of the residents of Ha’il Province, Saudi Arabia. The present study also assessed the prevalence of perceived stress, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, and loneliness due to COVID-19-related restrictions in the same population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 490 residents of Ha’il Province participated in a cross-sectional online survey during a two-month period (March to April 2021). A validated 38-item self-report survey was used to collect the data.
RESULTS: Significant associations were reported between excessive electronic media exposure and the prevalence of perceived stress (χ2=140.56; p < .001), generalized anxiety (χ2=74.55; p < .001), depression (χ2=71.58; p < .001), COVID-19-related fear (χ2=24.54; p < .001), and loneliness (χ2=11.46; p < .001). It was also found that participants without depressive symptoms were 0.28 times less likely to have been exposed to excessive electronic media exposure (AOR: 0.28; C.I. 0.16-0.48; p < .001). Similarly, participants with no stress/mild stress were 0.32 times less likely to have been exposed to excessive electronic media exposure (AOR: 0.32; C.I. 0.19-0.52; p < .001).
CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the present study suggest an urgent need for educational resilience programs (online and in-person) for susceptible individuals (females, unemployed, urban residents, etc.). Such programs would help them to develop skills to cope with the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences | ||||||
| Creators: | Alnohair, S., Sayed, N.K., Ahmed, H.G., Sharaf, F., Alshehri, F., Haque, S. and Griffiths, M. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Verduci Editore | ||||||
| Date: | 29 November 2021 | ||||||
| Volume: | 25 | ||||||
| Number: | 22 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1128-3602 | ||||||
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| Rights: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License | ||||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
| Record created by: | Laura Ward | ||||||
| Date Added: | 30 Nov 2021 12:16 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2021 12:16 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45010 |
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