Emotions in the time of coronavirus: Antecedents of digital and social media use among Millennials

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Highlights：

• Millennials had high levels of digital and social media use during the pandemic.

• Socio-demographics and personal relevance predicted digital and social media use.

• Positive and negative emotions predicted increases in digital and social media use.

• Interactions of negative emotions predicted digital and social media use.

摘要

•Millennials had high levels of digital and social media use during the pandemic.•Socio-demographics and personal relevance predicted digital and social media use.•Positive and negative emotions predicted increases in digital and social media use.•Interactions of negative emotions predicted digital and social media use.

论文关键词：Social media use,Digital health information seeking,Emotion,Millennials,Coronavirus,COVID-19

论文评审过程：Received 20 July 2020, Revised 18 May 2021, Accepted 24 May 2021, Available online 27 May 2021, Version of Record 29 May 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106876