New Media Literacy, Health Status, Anxiety, and Preventative Behaviors Related to COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taiwan

被引：15
作者：
Hung, Shih-Chieh [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Shu-Ching [1 ]
Luo, Yi-Fang [3 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Intelligent Elect Commerce Res Ctr, Inst Educ, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
[2] Southern Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Informat & Commun, Tainan 710301, Taiwan
[3] Natl Kaohsiung Univ Sci & Technol, Ctr Teaching & Learning Dev, Kaohsiung 805301, Taiwan
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2021年 / 18卷 / 21期
关键词：
COVID-19; new media health literacy; health; anxiety; preventative behaviors; SOCIAL MEDIA; IMPACT;
D O I：
10.3390/ijerph182111247
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Internet media may exacerbate public confusion and anxiety about COVID-19. New media health literacy (NMHL) is considered to play a protective role against health-related misinformation from the media for individuals to maintain their health. The current study aims to examine the relationship among Taiwanese adults' NMHL, health status, anxiety, and prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey, and 342 responses were included in the analysis. The survey tools include Health Status, COVID-19-Related New Media Health Literacy, COVID-19 Anxiety, and COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors. The research showed that both functional and critical prosuming literacy had positive relationships with health status. Functional consumption literacy had a weak negative correlation with COVID-19 anxiety. Furthermore, critical consumption literacy had a positive relationship with COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Therefore, individuals' health, anxiety, and prevention behaviors are affected by different aspects of COVID-19-related new media health literacy. Compared to their consuming media literacy, Taiwanese adults have insufficient prosuming media literacy in regard to COVID-19 health issues.
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