Before Omicron’s Arrival
Effects of Negative Emotions and Comparative Optimism on Covid-19 Protection and Detection Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21617424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hue Trong Duong (0000-0001-8742-1040, Georgia State University, corresponding author), Yixin Sun (0000-0002-4879-0529, Georgia State University), Long Thang Van Nguyen (0000-0001-9185-7963, Center for Communication and Design, RMIT Vietnam University), Khai The Nguyen (0000-0002-1721-4182, Ho Chi Minh City Open University), Lucy Popova (0000-0002-3450-4579, Georgia State University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1429-1443 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10410236.2023.2218141 |
| PMID | 37264526 |
| OpenAlex | W4379095544 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 58 |
This study examined the associations of emotions, cognitions, and behavioral intentions in response to exposure to news stories reporting on the arrival of Omicron variant in Vietnam. Outcomes included fear, anxiety, anger, comparative optimism, intentions to conduct prevention behavior (wash hands with soap), detection behavior (test for Omicron infection), and share health information. Two experiments were conducted with participants being randomized to either low-risk or high-risk condition that contained information promoting hand-washing with soap (Experiment 1, N = 303), or information promoting COVID-19 testing (Experiment 2, N = 303). Results indicated that viewing high-risk news stories led to higher fear, anxiety, and anger than low-risk news stories. Fear fully mediated the effect of news exposure on intentions to test for Omicron infection and share health information. Comparative optimism moderated the indirect effect of news exposure on intentions to wash hands with soap and share information about COVID-19 testing. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed
Anger · Anxiety · Optimism · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Emotion And Adaptation
Unrealistic Optimism
From Press Release to News
Optimistic Biases About Personal Risks
Optimistic bias and preventive behavioral engagement in the context of Covid-19
Beyond valence
Media exposure, risk perceptions, and fear
Public Support for Covid-19 Responses
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The Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model
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A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents' Optimistic Bias about Risks and Benefits of Cigarette Smoking
Media Coverage of Public Health Epidemics
A Cognitive-Functional Model for the Effects of Discrete Negative Emotions on Information Processing, Attitude Change, and Recall
Portrait of the angry decision maker
Reexamining Fear Appeal Models from Cognitive Appraisal Theory and Functional Emotion Theory Perspectives
Sample Sizes and Effect Sizes are Negatively Correlated in Meta-Analyses
Patterns of cognitive appraisal in emotion
Fear, anger, and risk
A Dependency Model of Mass-Media Effects
Illusion and well-being
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |