Association Between the Time Spent on and Sources of the News of Russo-Ukrainian War and Psychological Distress Among Individuals in Poland and Ukraine: The Mediating Effect of Rumination

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dc.abstract.enBackground: The Russo-Ukrainian War has resulted in massive social, economic, and psychological burdens worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the associations between time spent on the war-related news and psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the mediating effects of rumination on the associations in people residing in Poland and Ukraine. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 1438 internet users in Poland and Ukraine, and collected data on levels of rumination, psychological distress, and the amount of time spent on and sources of the news of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Structural equation modeling with bootstrapping methods was used to evaluate the mediation effect. Multivariate linear regression was used to identify predictive effect of the source of the war-related news on psychological distress and rumination. Results: The results showed a mediating effect of rumination on the association between the amount of time spent on the war-related news and psychological distress among participants in Poland (β = 0.16, p < 0.001) and Ukraine (β = 0.15, p < 0.001). Approaching the news from television was associated with rumination (β = 0.607, p < 0.001) and PTSD symptoms in Poland (β = 2.475, p = 0.009), while approaching news from the internet was associated with rumination in Poland (β = 0.616, p = 0.001). Conclusion: The study identified the mediating effect of rumination and the associations of approaching the war-related news from television and the internet with mental health.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Katowicach
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorLi, Dian-Jeng
dc.contributor.authorChudzicka-Czupała, Agata
dc.contributor.authorPaliga, Mateusz
dc.contributor.authorHapon, Nadiya
dc.contributor.authorKaramushka, Liudmyla
dc.contributor.authorŻywiołek-Szeja, Marta
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Roger
dc.contributor.authorChiang, Soon-Kiat
dc.contributor.authorChen, Yi-Lung
dc.contributor.authorYen, Cheng-Fang
dc.contributor.authorMan, Roger
dc.date.access2024-05-03
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-08T09:04:12Z
dc.date.available2024-05-08T09:04:12Z
dc.date.created2024-04-25
dc.date.issued2024-05-03
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.physical1855–1866
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volumeVolume 17
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/PRBM.S457046
dc.identifier.issn1179-1578
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/658
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.dovepress.com/association-between-the-time-spent-on-and-sources-of-the-news-of-russo-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBM
dc.languageen
dc.language.abstracten
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC
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dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enRusso-Ukrainian war
dc.subject.enrumination
dc.subject.enpsychological distress
dc.subject.enmediation
dc.subject.entime spent on the news of war
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dc.titleAssociation Between the Time Spent on and Sources of the News of Russo-Ukrainian War and Psychological Distress Among Individuals in Poland and Ukraine: The Mediating Effect of Rumination
dc.title.journalPsychology Research and Behavior Management
dc.typeJournalArticle
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