Pandemia de Covid-19 e relações verbais em redes sociais

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Keywords: Risk communication, Mental health, Metacontingency, Verbal behavior

Abstract

Studies have shown the influence of the verbal behavior of political authorities on social media, and these complex cultural relationships can be explained through specific social arrangements maintained by a common consequence, specified by the elements that make up the concept of metacontingency. Furthermore, the communication of political authorities with the population influences the adoption of health measures during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Study 1 aimed to analyze the verbal statements of the Governor of the Federal District through posts on his official Facebook profile, as part of the coordination of the Covid-19 pandemic in the DF. Data collection occurred from 02/09/2020 to 17/12/2020 and involved all of the Governor's posts from 26/02/2020 to 26/08/2021. Posts on the timeline were individually recorded, with videos, photos, and links analyzed. The posts were categorized for analysis. Study 2 aimed to investigate the mental health of university students by analyzing their interactions on the social media platform Instagram with the unbsincera page, which had 46,000 followers and was created on 27/05/2020. Data collection was divided into nine blocks, with emphasis on the academic semesters 2020/1, 2020/2, 2021/1, and 2021/2. Study 1 results showed inconsistencies between the Governor's verbal statements, epidemiological scenarios with different levels of severity, and the main health recommendations from international sources such as the UN and national sources like universities, laboratories, or research centers. Data obtained from Study 2 showed that the majority of posts from university students addressed issues related to physical and mental health, including workload, stress, evaluations, and professors. These studies analyze the impact of language on cultural practices in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Author Biographies

João Miguel dos Santos Oliveira, Unb

Has a degree in Psychology from the Institute of Higher Education of Brasília (2017). Has experience in the field of Psychology, with emphasis on the psychologist's role in preventing violence and promoting mental health. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in the Behavioral Sciences program at UnB, where they study cultural phenomena with an emphasis on metacontingencies and macrocontingencies.

Laércia Abreu Vasconcelos, UnB

In English: "Degree in Psychology from Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás (1985), Master's in Psychology from University of Brasília (1988), and Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Brasília (1999), and Postdoctoral Fellowship from Federal University of São Carlos (2017-2018). Associate Professor 3 at the Department of Basic Psychological Processes (PPB), Institute of Psychology (IP), University of Brasília (UnB), where she teaches undergraduate courses and in the Postgraduate Program in Behavioral Sciences. In university administration, she served as Undergraduate Coordinator (Dec/2008-Aug/2014), coordinating the curricular reform of the undergraduate psychology program at IP/UnB, and Head of Department PPB/IP/UnB (Aug/2018-Oct/2020). She was part of the editorial board of the journal Psychology: Theory and Research (2006-2008); Behavior and Social Issues (2018-Present); and is a reviewer for national and international research agencies and journals. She participated in the Task Force for Cultural Studies of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (Sept/2018-2019); was a member of the Accreditation Commission for Behavior Analysts of the Brazilian Association of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine (Sept/2017-Sept/2019). Member of the GT ANPEPP Conceptual and Applied Investigations in Behavior Analysis (2006-2012); GT ANPEPP Behavioral Analysis of Symbolic Processes (2019-Present); Think Tank for Cultural Studies (2015-Present). Over the course of 27 years at the University of Brasília, she has developed basic research, applied research, and the use of behavioral technology in Child Analytic-Behavioral Therapy. She coordinated the creation of the first Specialization Course in Child Analytic-Behavioral Therapy in Brazil, and created the first Child Analytic-Behavioral Therapy discipline in the Pedagogical Project of the Undergraduate Psychology Course. She supervises internships in child clinical practice and teaches TAC and TACI disciplines in the undergraduate psychology program. Research topics in Experimental Analysis of Behavior include cooperative behavior in mutual reinforcement FR schedules; cost/benefit of cooperative cultivars in the Prisoner's Dilemma Game; and children's punishing behavior in the Altruistic Punishment Game. She highlights the study of the evolution of cultural practices in complex systems, with investigations of macrocontingencies and metacontingencies as an area of interest. She teaches courses in the area in the Postgraduate Program in Behavioral Sciences. In Applied Behavior Analysis, she studies laws; token economy in economic networks; artificial intelligence and cooperative and countercontrol behaviors; public manager's verbal behavior in the Covid-19 pandemic; and promotion of sustainability networks among children in school.

Iago Ferreira Sampaio, UnB

Undergraduate student in Psychology at the University of Brasília (UnB). Director of Teaching and Research at the Academic League of Health Psychology and Interprofessionalism at UnB (LAPSI/UnB). Project Consultant at Praxis Consultoria Jr. Previously conducted research in Behavioral Analysis of Culture as a Scientific Initiation researcher. Completed an internship in Human Resources Management at the National Council of Justice (CNJ). Interested in the areas of Behavior Analysis, Health Psychology, and Clinical Psychology

Filipe Maciel Bizerra Mota, UnB

Has experience in Psychology, mainly working on topics related to False Memories, Cultural Phenomena, and Behavior Analysis. Was a scientific initiation scholarship holder from the Distrito Federal Research Support Fund (FAP-DF) and currently volunteers as a researcher in the Institutional Program of Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC) at the University of Brasília (UnB).

Críscia Luana Oliveira Marfil, UnB

Last-year student in the Psychology course at the University of Brasília.

Published

2023-08-03

How to Cite

Santos Oliveira, J. M. dos, Abreu Vasconcelos, L. ., Ferreira Sampaio, I. ., Maciel Bizerra Mota, F. ., & Luana Oliveira Marfil, C. (2023). Pandemia de Covid-19 e relações verbais em redes sociais . Psychology Notes, 3(2), 23. Retrieved from https://cadernosdepsicologia.org.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/192

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Edição Especial Covid 19- 2023

Section

Edição Especial - COVID-19

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