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Formation and Individual Coping Strategies of Social Media News Fatigue

Authors
Tian Chu1, *
1Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Corresponding author. Email: rodinacalls@outlook.com
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Tian Chu
Available Online 15 May 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_87How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Social Media; News Fatigue; Coping Strategies; Individual Perspective; Psychological State
Abstract

Social media has become the main channel for news acquisition, but the explosive growth of information and uneven quality have led to user fatigue, anxiety, and other negative emotions, known as “news fatigue”. News fatigue not only affects users’ mental health but also has profound implications for the public opinion environment and information dissemination in society. This study delves into the causes and coping strategies of news fatigue from an individual perspective through a questionnaire survey. The study finds that information overload, negative content, content homogeneity, and false information are the main causes; individuals cope by reducing usage time, screening content, and turning to traditional media. In addition, the study explores the impact of different population characteristics on news fatigue and the key role of individual psychological states in the formation and coping of fatigue. The study proposes platform optimization suggestions, such as algorithm improvements and “rest mode”, and emphasizes the importance of improving media literacy. The research results provide theoretical and practical references for understanding the mechanisms of news fatigue and developing intervention strategies.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
15 May 2026
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978-2-38476-577-5
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_87How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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