Izbjegavanje vijesti i psihološki utjecaj pandemije COVID-19 i potresa u Hrvatskoj

master's thesis

• Title (english): News avoidance and the psychological impact of COVID-19 and earthquakes in Croatia
• Author: Mihaela Mihalec
• Mentor: Dina Vozab (mentor)
• Mentor: Dunja Majstorović Jedovnicki (komentor)
• Committee member: Dunja Majstorović Jedovnicki (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tena Perišin (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davor Boban (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-07-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Journalism

Abstract

Iako je javnost u početcima pandemije imala potrebu za informiranjem putem medija, u kasnijim fazama dolazi do povećanja izbjegavanja vijesti i vijesti o COVID-19. Četvrti pandemijski val obilježen je ne samo preopterećenjem vijestima već i psihološkim utjecajem, a stres je kod pojedinaca povećan i zbog pojačane seizmološke aktivnosti. U ovom diplomskom radu nastojalo se teorijski i empirijski, kros-sekcijskim anketnim istraživanjem istražiti u kojoj mjeri ispitanici u Republici Hrvatskoj u četvrtom pandemijskom valu izbjegavaju vijesti i vijesti o COVID-19 te kako su COVID-19 i potresi psihološki utjecali na ispitanike. Kroz teorijski dio objasnilo se izbjegavanje vijesti u kriznim vremenima te razlika između namjernog i nenamjernog izbjegavanja vijesti, doživljavanje stresa i poveznica s medijima te percepcija rizika i strategije suočavanja sa psihološkim utjecajem pandemije COVID-19. Rezultati istraživanja prikazuju kako su mlađi ispitanici više izbjegavali vijesti i vijesti o COVID-19 nego stariji, da su mlađi ispitanici više osjećali preopterećenost informacijama nego stariji ispitanici, stariji ispitanici bili su manje uplašeni od mlađih ispitanika, mlađi ispitanici više su isticali ranjivost njihovih bližnjih, dok su stariji ispitanici isticali njihovu osobnu ranjivost i naposljetku da su i stariji i mlađi ispitanici poduzimali potrebne mjere kako bi se nosili s pandemijom.

Abstract (english)

Public had increased need for information in the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, but in later stages there has been an increase in avoidance of news and news about COVID-19. The fourth pandemic wave was marked not only by news overload but also by psychological impact, and stress in individuals which was increased due to increased seismological activity. This master thesis sought to theoretically and empirically investigate, through cross-sectional survey research, the extent to which respondents in Croatia during the fourth pandemic wave avoided news and news about COVID-19 and how COVID-19 and earthquakes psychologically affected respondents. The theoretical part explained the avoidance of news in times of crisis and the difference between intentional and unintentional avoidance of news, experiencing stress and its connection with the media; and risk perception and strategies for dealing with the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the research show that younger respondents avoided news and news about COVID-19 more than the older ones. Younger respondents felt more overwhelmed with informations than older respondents, older respondents were less frightened than younger respondents, younger respondents were more vulnerable while older respondents highlighted their personal vulnerability and, finally, that both older and younger respondents took the necessary measures to cope with the pandemic.

• Keywords: izbjegavanje vijesti; utjecaj vijesti o COVID-19; psihološki utjecaj; percepcija prijetnje; načini suočavanja sa stresom; ovisnost o medijima u krizi
• Keywords (english): news avoidance; impact of COVID-19 news; psychological impact; threat perception; ways of coping with stress; media addiction in crisis
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:003250
• Study programme: Title: Journalism; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra novinarstva (magistar/magistra novinarstva)
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• Created on: 2022-08-09 12:58:37