id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-310245-r1fd2kqh Lin, Chung-Ying Investigating mediated effects of fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 misunderstanding in the association between problematic social media use, psychological distress, and insomnia 2020-08-27 .txt text/plain 2877 165 44 title: Investigating mediated effects of fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 misunderstanding in the association between problematic social media use, psychological distress, and insomnia Methods Utilizing an online survey, a sample of Iranian young adults (n=1078 with 628 males; mean age=26.24 years [SDĀ±7.41]) completed questions and psychometric scales concerning psychological distress, insomnia, problematic social media use, fear of COVID-19, and COVID-19 misunderstanding. Therefore, collecting empirical data to study psychological distress of a population (such as the young adults in the present sample) during COVID-19 outbreak is vitally important, and will provide meaningful information for healthcare providers to design appropriate campaigns to promote public mental health. More specifically, problematic social media use, fear of COVID-19, COVID-19 misunderstanding, psychological distress, and insomnia are all relevant areas where information should be collected and investigated. Table 2 reports the mean (and SD) of the participants' levels in psychological distress, problematic social media use, fear of COVID-19, COVID-19 misunderstanding, and insomnia. ./cache/cord-310245-r1fd2kqh.txt ./txt/cord-310245-r1fd2kqh.txt