Adolescent brazilians’ emotional responses to the covid-19 pandemic on digital media

Authors

  • Sylmara Castro Vianna Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM
  • Pedro Donizete Colombo Junior Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15536/revistathema.24.2025.3547

Keywords:

Covid-19, Digital Media, Adolescents, Emotions

Abstract

This article is part of a master’s thesis that investigated emotional responses of 9 Brazilian adolescents between 15 and 17 years old to news shared in digital media on the topic of Covid-19. This is a multiple case study with semi structured interviews that included publications related to the virus in order to identify and analyze participants emotional responses based on the theoretical work of Ekman, Damásio and Bellocchi. The results demonstrated sadness, surprise, and contempt. Anger, contentment, fear, and aversion were less frequently expressed. These emotions emerged in response to attitudes of persons who refused to comply with protective measures against Covid-19; rapid spread of the disease and its repercussions on digital media; and the number of cases reduction with in-person activities returning. This study may contribute to reflections for strategies that minimize the impacts of the post-pandemic context in adolescents lives and the digital media influence over them.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Sylmara Castro Vianna, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

Mestra em Educação pela Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). Graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM) e pós-graduada em Neuropsicologia pelo Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa do Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (IEP-HIAE). Atua como Psicóloga Escolar e como psicóloga-proprietária na NeuroCrea.

Pedro Donizete Colombo Junior, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

É professor na Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil. Bolsista de produtividade do CNPq Nível 2. Líder do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Educação Não Formal e Ensino de Ciências (GENFEC). Atua como docente permanente e orientador no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da UFTM.

Published

2025-09-23

How to Cite

VIANNA, S. C.; COLOMBO JUNIOR, P. D. Adolescent brazilians’ emotional responses to the covid-19 pandemic on digital media. Revista Thema, Pelotas, v. 24, n. 2, p. 1–21, 2025. DOI: 10.15536/revistathema.24.2025.3547. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifsul.edu.br/index.php/thema/article/view/3547. Acesso em: 25 sep. 2025.

Issue

Section

Ciências Humanas