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This study investigates the relationships between perceiving media as a positive or negative influence (both news media and fictional media) during the war in Ukraine in 2022 and anxiety, distress, and resilience. Corroborating existing research, our study (N?=?393, 47.3% male) showed that there was a clear relationship between the perceived negative impact of both news and fictional media during the war and increased symptoms of anxiety (b?=?.09, SE?=?0.04, p?=?.024; b?=?0.16, SE?=?0.04, p?<?.001, respectively) and distress (b?=?0.08, SE?=?0.04, p?=?.047; b?=?0.17, SE?=?0.04, p?<?.001, respectively) as well as lowered?psychological resilience?(b?=??0.10, SE?=?0.05, p?=?.047; b?=??0.15, SE?=?0.06, p?=?.009, respectively). The study is the first to demonstrate this association for fictional media. Contrary to expectations, however, the perception of a positive impact of both news and fiction was not associated with decreased symptoms of anxiety and distress or higher resilience.

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W.P. Malecki, Helena Bilandzic, Marta Kowal, Piotr Sorokowski (2023): 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏ia experiences during the Ukraine war and their relationships with distress, anxiety, and resilience.
Journal of Psychiatric Research, Volume 165, Pages 273-281, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.07.037.

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