THE EXPOSURE TO THE CORONA PANDEMIC NEWS PUBLISHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON LEVELS OF DEATH ANXIETY AMONG YOUTH

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1 Educational Media Department Faculty of Specific Education Mansoura University

2 Psychological and Educational Sciences Department Faculty of Specific Education Mansoura University

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This study aims to identify the impact of university youth exposure to the news of the Corona pandemic published on social media on the levels of death anxiety. The study sample consisted of (246) university students, with an average age of (21,63) and a standard deviation of (1,727). The researchers used a descriptive correlational research design, and a two-part scale was applied. The first part of the scale focused on the use of social media by youth and the second part was about death anxiety during the Corona pandemic (prepared by: the researchers). The results of the study showed a relationship between university youth’s use of social media and death anxiety during the Corona pandemic. Also, the study showed that there is a statistically significant difference in death anxiety levels among youth users of social networking sites according to the gender variable (in favor of females) and the place of residence variable (in favor of the city). Moreover, the results showed that there is no statistically significant difference in death anxiety levels among youth users of social networking sites according to each of these variables; income, education level, and age groups. The researchers highlight the necessity of providing counseling services to university youth who use social media to reduce the symptoms of death anxiety they have in light of the emerging Corona pandemic.

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