The Interactive Role of Person-Media (Non-Governmental Virtual) in Death News on Perceived Stress and Coping with it During the Quarantine of COVID-19 Disease

Today, in any crisis, the media and their news reflections play a very important role in how to cope with the crisis, although the audience of this news can influence this process by active or passive reaction. In this regard, examining the dynamics of this interaction and the role it can play in the perceived stress of persons during the quarantine of COVID-19 disease is the main purpose of the research.

The research was performed with a qualitative approach and with a phenomenological method based on the lived experiences of 15 men and women in Khorramabad with theoretical non-random sampling. The method of data collection was the semi-structured interview, which was done virtually via WhatsApp due to executive limitations.

The data obtained includes the three main axes of the interactive role of the person-media, the second axis with title of perceived stress after dealing with news of death in virtual media and the third axis with title of the coping styles of person after facing the news of death and experiencing stress that each of which has its own themes and sub-themes.

According to the interactive role of the person and virtual media and the effects that can have on person's stress, the set of coping strategies used includes avoidance coping (avoiding the problem and solving it), decentralization of mind from crisis, health and medical care, focusing on the positive aspects of life, seeking support, and changing attitudes and philosophies of life with sub-components specific to each, can be used as practical models in critical situations to prevent physical and psychological injuries and increase the level of adaptation of persons.