Understanding the impact of information sources on COVID-19 related preventive measures in Finland

被引：50
作者：
Farooq, Ali [1 ]
Laato, Samuli [1 ]
Islam, A. K. M. Najmul [1 ,2 ]
Isoaho, Jouni [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Turku, Dept Comp, Turku, Finland
[2] LUT Univ, LUT Sch Engn Sci, Lappeenranta, Finland
来源：
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY | 2021年 / 65卷
关键词：
Information overload; Online information sources; Social media; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Protection motivation theory; Self-isolation; Hygienic care; PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY; HEALTH INFORMATION; BEHAVIOR; IMPLEMENTATION; TECHNOLOGY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101573
中图分类号：
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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摘要：
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the influence of information reporting on human behavior, as people were forced to quickly adapt to a new health threatening situation by relying on new information. Drawing from protection-motivation and cognitive load theories, we formulated a structural model eliciting the impact of the three online information sources: (1) social media, (2) official websites, and (3) other online news sources; on motivation to adopt recommended COVID-19 preventive measures. The model was tested with the data collected from university employees and students (n = 225) in March 2020 through an online survey and analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). We observed that social media and other online news sources increased information overload amongst the online information sources. This, in turn, negatively affected individuals' self-isolation intention by increasing perceived response costs and decreasing response efficacy. The study highlights the role of online information sources on preventive behaviors during pandemics.
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