articleJMIR Public Health and SurveillanceMay 13, 2020GOLD OA

Global Sentiments Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter: Analysis of Twitter Trends

MOMay O. LwinJLJiahui LuASAnita SheldenkarPJPeter J. SchulzWSWonsun Shin

Nanyang Technological University · Tianjin University · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

With the World Health Organization's pandemic declaration and government-initiated actions against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sentiments surrounding COVID-19 have evolved rapidly.

Objective

This study aimed to examine worldwide trends of four emotions-fear, anger, sadness, and joy-and the narratives underlying those emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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471
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100%
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Topics & keywords

Topics
Keywords
  • Anger
  • Sadness
  • Gratitude
  • Pandemic
  • Public health
  • Psychology
  • Government (linguistics)
  • Social media
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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