News Avoidance during the Covid-19 Crisis: Understanding Information Overload

被引：100
作者：
de Bruin, Kiki [1 ,2 ]
de Haan, Yael [1 ]
Vliegenthart, Rens [2 ]
Kruikemeier, Sanne [2 ]
Boukes, Mark [2 ]
机构：
[1] HU Univ Appl Sci Utrecht, Res Grp Journalism, Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Univ Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sch Commun Res ASCoR, Amsterdam, Netherlands
来源：
DIGITAL JOURNALISM | 2021年 / 9卷 / 09期
关键词：
Covid-19; crisis; information overload; infodemic; news avoidance; news consumption; well-being; SEPTEMBER; 11; MEDIA; CONSUMPTION; ADOLESCENTS; RECOVERY; SEEKING; ONLINE; GAP;
D O I：
10.1080/21670811.2021.1957967
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
This study investigates the degree of news avoidance during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Based on two panel surveys conducted in the period April-June 2020, this study shows that the increased presence of this behavior, can be explained by negative emotions and feelings the news causes by citizens. Moreover, news avoidance indeed has a positive effect on perceived well-being. These findings point to an acting balance for individual news consumers. In a pandemic such as Covid-19 news consumers need to be informed, but avoiding news is sometimes necessary to stay mentally healthy.
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页码：1394 / 1410
页数：17
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