Social Media and COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT04367363

Last Updated: 2020-12-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

151 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-17

Study Completion Date

2020-05-31

Brief Summary

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In this protocol, we seek to examine the role of popular messaging platform WhatsApp in information spread during a crisis. As there have been few global crises in the last decade (coinciding with the rise of social media), the role of private messaging platforms such as WhatsApp during crisis contexts remains understudied. During the current COVID-19 global health crisis, we undertook this study to: (1) characterize the nature of WhatsApp use during crises, (2) characterize the profiles of WhatsApp users (3) understand how WhatsApp usage links to well-being (fear and thoughts about COVID-19).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Coronavirus Depression Anxiety Stress

Keywords

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Social Media Misinformation COVID-19

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Community sample

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

Social media & news consumption

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Daily reports of social media use and consumption, including reports on receiving and disseminating news articles related to the COVID-19 situation (e.g., how many messaging groups shared news on the outbreak, how many items related to the outbreak they forwarded to others, etc).

Interventions

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Social media & news consumption

Daily reports of social media use and consumption, including reports on receiving and disseminating news articles related to the COVID-19 situation (e.g., how many messaging groups shared news on the outbreak, how many items related to the outbreak they forwarded to others, etc).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 21 years
* Has stayed in Singapore for at least 2 years
* Has a WhatsApp account that can be used for the research study

Exclusion Criteria

* Below 21 years
* Has stayed in Singapore for less than 2 years
* Does not have a WhatsApp account that can be used for the research study
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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Tan EY, Wee RR, Saw YE, Heng KJ, Chin JW, Tong EM, Liu JC. Tracking Private WhatsApp Discourse About COVID-19 in Singapore: Longitudinal Infodemiology Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Dec 23;23(12):e34218. doi: 10.2196/34218.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34881720 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020-CERC-001B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id