Interactions about Coping - Social Support during Pandemics by Brazilian Users: A Media Analysis Study

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769284328

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Brazil, COVID-19, Science, Technology and Society, Social Media, Vaccination

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Objective- Explore how the Brazilian online community mobilized its own coping resources during the COVID-19 pandemic to deal with mass vaccination concerns, manage and cope with personal stressors brought on by the pandemic, and seek social support. Method- The Canadian Population Health Promotion Model and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping framed this media content analysis focusing on a socially impactful event: the authorization of COVID-19 vaccinations in Brazil. Results- The retrieval of posts (January-May 2021) found 488 contents distributed as modus operandi (n=117; 24%), coping strategies focused on emotion (n=175; 35.8%), on problem (n=40; 8.1%), on reflection (n=67; 13.7%), and offer of social support (n=89; 18.2%). Among the top-five (n=393; 80.5%) actions and coping strategies, 255 contents about coping strategies with a predominant discourse on emotion-focused coping (n=160; 63.2 %). Conclusion- Interactions sustained a feeling of connection and created a context for belonging, support, and motivation.

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Margareth Santos Zanchetta, Toronto Metropolitan University

Enfermeira, Doutora, Toronto Metropolitan University- Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto, Ontário, Canadá.

Vanessa Fracazzo, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste

Psicóloga, Bacharel, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, Irati, Paraná, Brasil.

Stephanie Pedrotti Lucchese, McMaster University

Enfermeira, Doutoranda, School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontário, Canadá.

Janaina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Enfermeira, Doutora, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Edwaldo Costa, Marinha do Brasil

Comunicólogo, Doutor, Marinha do Brasil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

Marcelo, Federal University of Goiás

Enfermeiro, Doutor, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

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Zanchetta, M. S., Fracazzo, V. ., Lucchese, S. P., Soares, J., Costa, E., & Medeiros, M. (2023). Interactions about Coping - Social Support during Pandemics by Brazilian Users: A Media Analysis Study. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 13, e35. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769284328 (Original work published October 10, 2023)

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