The second wave of COVID-19 isolations and social media use: examination from a stress-coping perspective

• Main Authors: Zhang, Heng, Sun, Xiaobei
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Mass media; Perceived Stress; Coping Strategies; Social Media; Information Overload; Social Overload
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168035; https://www.icahdq.org/mpage/ICA23
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Information seeking and social support are integral to an individual’s social media use, during COVID-19 lockdowns these effects are exacerbated due to isolation. This study surveyed 756 Chinese individuals who experienced the second lockdown to discover how they utilized social media to combat s...