Social Media Use During COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT04305574

Last Updated: 2020-07-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1145 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-07

Study Completion Date

2020-04-21

Brief Summary

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The investigators plan to conduct a cross-sectional survey to examine how social media use during COVID-19 relates to: (1) information management, (2) assessment of the situation, and (3) affect.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Coronavirus Depression Anxiety Stress

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Community sample

We plan to recruit a representative sample of the Singapore population.

Use of social media during COVID-19

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants' self-reported use of an official WhatsApp channel to receive and share news about COVID-19

Interventions

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Use of social media during COVID-19

Participants' self-reported use of an official WhatsApp channel to receive and share news about COVID-19

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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WhatsApp

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 21 years
* Has stayed in Singapore for at least 2 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Below 21 years
* Has stayed in Singapore for less than 2 years
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Jean Liu

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jean Liu

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jean Liu, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale-NUS College

Locations

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Yale-NUS College

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Countries

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Singapore

References

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Liu JCJ, Tong EMW. The Relation Between Official WhatsApp-Distributed COVID-19 News Exposure and Psychological Symptoms: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Sep 25;22(9):e22142. doi: 10.2196/22142.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32877349 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020-CERC-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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