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Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
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The news media and psychological distress

Pages 193-211 | Received 23 Oct 2000, Published online: 29 May 2007

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Kathryn Shine & Shane L. Rogers. (2021) Parents and Teachers’ Perceptions of the Tone and Emotional Impact of Education News Coverage. Journalism and Media 2:2, pages 193-207.
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Anthony A. Villalba, Jennifer Tehan Stanley, Jennifer R. Turner, Michael T. Vale & Michelle L. Houston. (2020) Age Differences in Preferences for Fear-Enhancing Vs. Fear-Reducing News in a Disease Outbreak. Frontiers in Psychology 11.
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Natascha de Hoog & Peter Verboon. (2019) Is the news making us unhappy? The influence of daily news exposure on emotional states. British Journal of Psychology 111:2, pages 157-173.
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Daniel Hadrian Yohandy, Djoko Budiyanto Setyohadi & Albertus Joko Santoso. (2020) Considered Factors of Online News Based on Respondents’ Eye Activity Using Eye-Tracker Analysis. Future Internet 12:3, pages 57.
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