Bad news creates a 'disastrous spiral' that harms the mind and makes you see bad news
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It has long been known that news affects people's mentality, but in a new survey, people who have been affected mentally by disasters and incidents news are reported another bad news after that It has been shown that a “disastrous spiral” will be born, in which more time will be devoted to the news.
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The survey of 4,165 subjects revealed that “group trauma” news such as disasters and incidents made people more apprehensive about the future, which in turn The fact that they are acting on the action of 'watching the news of disasters and tragedy'.
The research was conducted by a team of researchers from University of California at Irvine, psychologist Roxane Cohen Silver and others. According to the research results, Silver said, 'It is natural for people to feel uncertain about the uncertain future when there is a disaster such as a terrorism or a hurricane.'
This study investigates the negative impact of the three-year news story from the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 to the Orlando shootings in 2016, with subjects from 2013 to 2016 We answered the questionnaire at four times. Although there have been studies that have examined the relationship between 'negative news' and 'mental health' in the past, this study is new in that it focuses on longer-term effects.
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According to the analysis, researchers have found a link between 'watching the news after the Boston Marathon bombings' and 'being post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) six months later' . And it turned out that the person who became PTSD by the incident in Boston has longer time to see the news after the shooting event.
'Continuously flowing for 24 hours, reporting of events that are increasing with mobile technology will impact more than people directly involved in the incident, by being repeated with images, videos and sensational stories.' Repeated exposure to the news of collective trauma can cause flashback-like symptoms even for people who have not directly experienced the incident, which can have long-term adverse effects, 'said Rebecca Thompson, who conducted the study. You
The exposure of people to the media and suffering is also a negative impact on public health, and according to the survey results, the researchers said, “When media report these events, the viewers are not overwhelmed with worry or distress. It is better to soften the sensational side. '
Researchers also understand that people who watch the bad news will be pegging on social media to anticipate “what will happen next,” but it is miserable that such a tendency is too excessive. It also warns the general audience that it can not enter and exit from the spiral.
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