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Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Study

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  • Melissa Powell

  • Kristen Choi

  • Russell G Buhr

  • Lauren E Wisk

  • October 15, 2026

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    The study examined associations between social media use and anxiety symptoms among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Prior research linked media-related information overload with COVID-19 fatalism and exhaustion among health care professionals.

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    Social media may offer health care workers education and connection, but the appropriate level of exposure remains undefined.

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    Evidence on social media use and mental health among health care workers during the pandemic remains limited.

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    Existing studies often used cross-sectional surveys, rarely treated social media use as the primary variable, and did not assess mental health outcomes.

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Exploring Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms in Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Analysis

  • by Melissa Powell, Kristen Choi, Russell G Buhr, Lauren E Wisk

  • October 15, 2026

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