Open AccessPSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON OF NETWORK RUMORS SPREAD IN COVID-19 EPIDEMIC
Author(s) -
Wutao Tian,
Xiao Li,
Shurui Jiao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2022.595
Subject(s) - rumor , mental health , anxiety , government (linguistics) , public health , pandemic , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , social media , psychology , panic , social distance , medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , political science , disease , public relations , nursing , law , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , electrical engineering , engineering
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, related rumors have been spread rapidly on social media, which has seriously affected public normal life and caused mental panic and anxiety. This paper, by analyzing the spread of online rumors and their impact on public mental health during the COVID-19 epidemic, aims to put forward relevant suggestions for dealing with rumors and improving public mental health.