Study links rising stress, depression in U.S. to pandemic-related losses, media consumption
UCI researchers suggest providing mental health services to those with the greatest need
September 18, 2020
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Faculty member receives grant to study the impact of digital media on child development
Stephanie Reich, UCI associate professor of education, has received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to research how digital media influences child development. Data from her earlier NICHD-funded Baby Books 2 project will be used to describe the media habits of ethnically and linguistically […]
September 14, 2020
Repeated novel coronavirus media exposure may be linked to psychological distress
Earlier UCI studies found adverse health outcomes from heightened stress response
March 23, 2020
UCI-led study deepens understanding of the effects of media exposure to collective trauma
According to a new UCI-led study, it’s not just how much media exposure an individual has to collective trauma but also the graphic quality of what one sees that may make a person more vulnerable to trauma-related mental and physical health problems over time. The team analyzed the results from more than 3,000 anonymous online […]
October 11, 2019
Anime planet
New class on Japanese animation examines globalization, sociocultural context of popular film genre
May 21, 2019
Media exposure to mass violence can fuel cycle of distress, 3-year longitudinal study shows
UCI researchers find that it can heighten people’s anxiety about and response to future events
April 17, 2019
People who watch beheading videos are motivated by fear of terrorism, UCI study finds
Unfortunately, viewing them exacerbates anxiety, according to first-of-its-kind research
February 25, 2019