Table 1.

Four types of social media engagement during Covid.

Social Media Engagement	Operationalization
Community Information Support	Taking actions to help others in the community by sharing and posting helpful Covid-related information on social media.
Social Support Seeking	Seeking emotional and social support from others in the community to deal with stresses posed by Covid on social media.
Information Seeking	Seeking and acquiring critical health information about Covid.
Information Avoidance	Avoiding Covid-related information on social media.