Screens of suffering: how Gaza war news impacts students’ minds and motivation
- Publication Type
- Original research
- Authors
Abstract
Background
The ongoing war in Gaza has intensified media coverage of violence and human suffering, which may indirectly affect the psychological well-being and academic engagement of university students. This study investigates how tracking news of the Gaza assault impacts the mental health and academic motivation of Palestinian university students. Specifically, it examines whether depression and anxiety mediate the relationship between media exposure and motivation, identifies overall levels of these variables, and explores demographic influences.
Journal
- Title
- BMC Public Health
- Publisher
- https://link.springer.com/
- Publisher Country
- United Kingdom
- Indexing
- Scopus
- Impact Factor
- 3.6
- Publication Type
- Online only
- Volume
- 25
- Year
- 2025
- Pages
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