Table 3.
Statements.
| Statement | Mean | Std. Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| I only consider the statements which are declared by WHO, UNICEF, Ministry of Health or Physician's Union. | 4.37 | .974 |
| I have more information related to COVID-19 due to social media. | 4.14 | 1.122 |
| I check for the original resource for the news that I saw related to COVID-19. | 4.06 | 1.121 |
| I follow the recent information related to COVID-19 from social media. | 3.86 | 1.217 |
| The importance I give to environmental hygiene increased due to social media. | 3.60 | 1.411 |
| The importance I give to personal hygiene increased due to social media. | 3.54 | 1.452 |
| The shares related to COVID-19 are exaggerated. | 3.47 | 1.291 |
| Social media is significantly effecting decision-makers decisions' related to COVID-19. | 3.44 | 1.274 |
| There is unnecessary panic related to COVID-19 because of social media. | 3.40 | 1.339 |
| My COVID-19 anxiety increased because of social media. | 3.35 | 1.355 |
| I started to have hygiene obsession due to social media which I had not before. | 3.08 | 1.496 |
| I started to have corona phobia due to social media. | 2.90 | 1.453 |
| COVID-19 related news social media makes me panic. | 2.89 | 1.361 |
| My anxiety for COVID-19 started because of social media. | 2.86 | 1.482 |
| Social media enables me to get support related to COVID-19. | 2.84 | 1.316 |
| Communicating with friends via social media helps me recover from COVID-19 anxiety. | 2.51 | 1.224 |
| I feel stronger related to COVID-19 due to social media. | 2.49 | 1.237 |
| News related to COVID-19 should be censored. | 2.11 | 1.305 |
| I recovered from my COVID-19 anxiety due to social media shares. | 2.11 | 1.148 |
| I believe every news I saw on social media related to COVID-19. | 1.91 | 1.118 |
| I share COVID-19 related news on social media to get attention. | 1.69 | 1.173 |
| I share every news related to COVID-19. | 1.60 | 1.069 |