Media exposure to Covid-19 epidemic and threatening dream frequency
A moderated mediation model of anxiety and coping efficacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3900611 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Huan Guo (0000-0002-7984-8674), H Shen (0000-0003-3000-9877) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dreaming (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/drm0000159 |
| OpenAlex | W3158580336 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Although media exposure to traumatic events has been shown to cause high dream anxiety and more threatening dreams, little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. In the present study, we examined the mediating role of anxiety in the relationship of media exposure to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic and threatening dream frequency as well as the moderating role of coping efficacy. Three hundred and twenty-eight Chinese participants completed the measures of media exposure, anxiety, coping efficacy, and threatening dream frequency. The results indicated that media exposure was significantly and positively associated with threatening dream frequency, and anxiety partially mediated this relationship. Moderated mediation analysis further indicated that the relationship between media exposure and anxiety was negatively moderated by coping efficacy, and for lower coping efficacy individuals, media exposure had a more negative effect on anxiety than higher individuals. This study contributes to our understanding of the mechanism between trauma exposure and threatening dreams. It also provides us promising ways to manage posttrauma threatening dreams by increasing coping efficacy and decreasing media exposure. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) © 2021 American Psychological Association
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Anxiety · Burnout · Coping (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dream · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social science · Sociology · Medicine · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |