STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 REPORTING MEDIA ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF INDONESIAN COMMUNITY WITH STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL (SEM) APPROACH

Abstract

The coronavirus outbreak phenomenon has become a headline that colors the daily news that the World Health Organization (WHO) identifies the virus as a novel Coronaviruses disease (Covid-19) designated a global pandemic. This pandemic has spread to almost all countries globally and infected millions of people in it. This pandemic has spread to almost all countries globally and infected millions of people in it. In a short time, almost all news media reported about the Covid-19 pandemic starting from prevention, positive diagnosed characteristics of Covid-19, and news of the impact that will be felt if someone is known to be affected by Covid-19. The news that circulated not only happened but also much fake news emerged, which caused more pressure on the community. The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies that many of the rumors and misinformation that spread fear in this community mostly come from social media. Therefore, there must be an effort made by a study to find out and test whether there is an influence of the Covid-19 news media on the mental health of the Indonesian people. Based on the results of SEM calculations obtained, media factors that concern mental health are the role of media, content media, media frequency, and media sources. These four things have contributed to mental health factors, namely anxiety, and depression. Depression and anxiety are mental health factors