Table 1 Exposure to news on the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological and behavioral responses.

From: Exposure to the COVID-19 news on social media and consequent psychological distress and potential behavioral change

 

Not at all

Slightly

Moderately

Considerably

A great deal

Exposure to news on the COVID-19 pandemic

 To what extent do you follow the statistics and information on COVID-19?

     

 To what extent do you follow formal news on COVID-19 released by the state?

     

 To what extent do you follow the news on COVID-19 on social media?

     

Psychological response

 To what extent exposure to the news on COVID-19 made you feel anxious and worry?

     

 To what extent do you fear being infected with COVID-19?

     

Behavioral response

 a. To what extent fear of being infected provoked you to stick to hand washing?

     

 b. To what extent fear of being infected provoked you to stick to wearing a face mask?

     

 c. To what extent fear of being infected provoked you to stick to social distancing?

     
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