Publications by authors named "Roger Ho Chun Man"
Association Between the Time Spent on and Sources of the News of Russo-Ukrainian War and Psychological Distress Among Individuals in Poland and Ukraine: The Mediating Effect of Rumination.
Psychol Res Behav Manag
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the impact of time spent on war-related news on psychological distress, such as depression and PTSD, among people in Poland and Ukraine, with a focus on how rumination influences these effects.
- It involved 1438 internet users and utilized structural equation modeling and regression analysis to assess the relationships between news consumption, rumination, and mental health outcomes.
- Key findings indicate that rumination mediates the relationship between news consumption and psychological distress, with different sources of news (TV and internet) influencing rumination and PTSD symptoms differently in Poland.
The present study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the level of rumination about the war among people living in Poland and Ukraine. This cross-sectional study recruited internet users from advertisements on social media. Levels of rumination, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), time spent on news of the war, and related demographic variables were collected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe 2022 War in Ukraine has significantly affected the psychological well-being and daily lives of people in many countries. Two aims of this transnational study were (1) to compare psychological distress and coping strategies among people living in Ukraine, Poland, and Taiwan, (2) to examine whether the associations between various coping strategies (ie. problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and avoidance) and psychological distress (ie.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emerging research indicates that the use of smartphone mental health applications (apps) could be used as an adjunctive therapy for individuals with depression, especially those who have difficulty accessing conventional therapies. The adoption and ownership of smartphone technology continues to increase in developed and developing nations, and could provide widespread and cost-effective evidence-based treatments for depressive symptoms.
Methods: The primary objective of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively evaluate the effects of smartphone mental health app interventions on depressive symptoms.