Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance, and Processing: A Multicountry Comparative Study

被引：204

作者：

Kim, Hye Kyung ^{[1
]}

Ahn, Jisoo ^{[2
]}

Atkinson, Lucy ^{[3
]}

Kahlor, Lee Ann ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Wee Kim Wee Sch Commun & Informat, 31 Nanyang Link,03-08, Singapore 637718, Singapore

[2] Hallym Univ, Hlth & New Media Res Inst, Chunchon, South Korea

[3] Univ Texas Austin, Stan Richards Sch Advertising & Publ Relat, Austin, TX 78712 USA

来源：

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION | 2020年 / 42卷 / 05期

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

COVID-19; cross-country comparison; information seeking and processing; misinformation; HEALTH INFORMATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SITUATIONAL THEORY; UNITED-STATES; NEWS; MODEL; PERCEPTIONS; MOTIVATIONS; PREDICTORS; MESSAGES;

D O I：

10.1177/1075547020959670

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

We examined the implications of exposure to misinformation about COVID-19 in the United States, South Korea, and Singapore in the early stages of the global pandemic. The online survey results showed that misinformation exposure reduced information insufficiency, which subsequently led to greater information avoidance and heuristic processing, as well as less systematic processing of COVID-19 information. Indirect effects differ by country and were stronger in the U.S. sample than in the Singapore sample. This study highlights negative consequences of misinformation during a global pandemic and addresses possible cultural and situational differences in how people interpret and respond to misinformation.

引用

页码：586 / 615

页数：30

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