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ArticleInternet interventions2021

COVID-19 news valence effects on emotion and its modulation by a relaxation: A randomized online experiment during COVID-19 pandemic.

Paulo Rodrigo Bazán, Raymundo Machado de Azevedo Neto, Shirley Silva Lacerda, Maurício Watanabe Ribeiro, Joana Bisol Balardin, Edson Amaro, Elisa Harumi Kozasa

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Article in Internet interventions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Paulo Rodrigo BazánHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Raymundo Machado de Azevedo NetoHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Shirley Silva LacerdaHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Maurício Watanabe RibeiroHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Joana Bisol BalardinHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Edson AmaroHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Elisa Harumi KozasaHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated how news with positive and negative content about COVID-19, as well as a relaxation pause, affect the emotional state. We also investigated the association between emotional state and practicing meditation/yoga, physical activity or having a mental disease. For that, a sample of 717 participants, recruited through social media, were randomly assigned to listen to negative or positive news about COVID-19. After that, both groups were guided through a short relaxation pause. Their emotional state was measured before they listened to the audios and after each audio. Mixed linear models were used to evaluate the effects of news group, relaxation pause, mental health and well-being practices. Negative news worsened their emotional state, whereas positive news improved it. A brief relaxation pause improved the effects of negative news content and may mitigate the effects of this valence of information. Practicing physical activity, meditation/yoga was associated with better emotional responses.

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COVID-19EmotionInformationMediaMeditationMental healthPandemicsPhysical activityRelaxationYoga

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PMID34697586
PMCPMC8529560

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