Media experiences and associations with mental health among the bereaved of the MH17‐disaster: A latent profile analysis.

Research has shown that the amount of media exposure is associated with post‐event mental health problems. Whether bereaved individuals have negative experiences with media reports and whether they are associated with post‐event mental health is unclear. This study evaluated these experiences and as...

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Publicado en:Scandinavian Journal of Psychology Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 281 - 289
Autores principales: van der Velden, Peter G., van der Meulen, Erik, Lenferink, Lonneke I. M., Yzermans, Joris C.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2018
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          van der Velden, Peter G.
          van der Meulen, Erik
          Lenferink, Lonneke I. M.
          Yzermans, Joris C.
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          Mental Health
          Social Media
          Air Travel
          Disasters Psychosocial Factors
          Structural Equation Modeling Methods
          Depression
          Coping
          Self-Efficacy
          Multiple Logistic Regression
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          Psychological Well-Being
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      ab: Research has shown that the amount of media exposure is associated with post‐event mental health problems. Whether bereaved individuals have negative experiences with media reports and whether they are associated with post‐event mental health is unclear. This study evaluated these experiences and associations following the MH17‐disaster. How media reports were experienced (nine topics, modified MAS), depression symptoms (QIDS‐SR), functional problems (WSAS) and event‐related coping‐self‐efficacy (CSE) were assessed about one year post‐disaster (May‐August 2015) among Dutch bereaved (<italic>N</italic> = 152). A substantial minority reported negative experiences such as reports <italic>made me angry</italic> (30%) and <italic>made me sad</italic> (48%). Latent profile analysis with symptoms, problems and coping self‐efficacy as indicators, identified four classes of post‐disaster mental health: a Well‐functioning(class 1), 35.1%; a Mild‐problems(class 2), 30.4%; a Sub‐clinical(class 3), 27.0%; and a Clinical(class 4), 7.4%. Differences in symptoms, problems and coping self‐efficacy levels between classes were large according to Cohen's <italic>d</italic>s. Multivariate logistic regression (MLR) showed that the Clinical(class 4) compared to the Well‐functioning(class 1), more often that felt that reports strongly “embarrassed me,” “made me feel sad,” “filled me with fear” and “served as a magnifying glass.” Future research should assess opportunities and effects of limiting media consumption.
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