Understanding the impact of emotional support on mental health resilience of the community in the social media in Covid-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: HU, Xuan, SONG, Yanqing, ZHU, Ruilin, HE, Shuang, ZHOU, Bowen, LI, Xuelian, BAO, Han, SHEN, Shan, LIU, Bingsheng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Social media; Perceived emotional support; Received emotional support; Affective disorders; COVID-19; Public Health; Social Media
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7173; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8172/viewcontent/Understanding_the_impact_of_emotional_support.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Background: Emotional support in social media can act as a buffer against the negative impact of affective disorders. However, empirical evidence relating to emotional support in social media and how it influences the wider public remains scanty. The objective of this study is therefore to conduct a...