Sang‐hwa Oh

Biographic Data

ID4912211
NAMESang‐hwa Oh
GIVEN NAMESSang‐hwa
FAMILY NAMEOh
SIGNATUREOH S H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Carolina
ORCID0000-0003-0485-1163
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS15
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • The Challenges of Engaging African American Communities During a Public Health Crisis

    Soojong Kim, Sang‐hwa OhARTICLEInternational Journal of…2024References: 14

    During a public health crisis, social media platforms play a pivotal role in circulating information and influencing public reactions. This research investigates the dynamics of public engagement with COVID-19-related content and government information sources within African American online communities, a population that has experienced significant health risks and inequities. Using advanced computational research methods, we analyzed 199,542 pos…

  • Trust Matters

    Sang‐hwa Oh, Chul‐joo Lee et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2023

    This study examines whether social media exposure is associated with the public's beliefs and misbeliefs about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and how those (mis)beliefs are associated with the public's support for HPV vaccination-related policies. This study also explores whether trust in HPV vaccination-related regulatory organizations moderates the associations between social media exposure and public policy support through (mis)beliefs…

  • The Effect of Social Media on Preventive Behavioural Intention During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessWoohyun Yoo, Sang‐hwa Oh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Creative Communications2023

    Given the vast amount of possibly relevant information that circulates on social media during epidemics, it is imperative to examine how exposure to such information influences preventive practices. Using a communication mediation framework, this research investigates the underlying mechanisms of how exposure to COVID-19 information on social media affects the willingness to conduct COVID-19 preventive measures in South Korea. A structural equati…

  • Predicting telephone anxiety

    Leanna T Kim, Sang‐hwa OhARTICLECommunication Research Reports2023

    This study examines telephone anxiety, a form of communication apprehension associated with making and taking a phone call. We theorize that the use of digital communication technologies can influence how anxious one feels about speaking on the phone. Supporting our theorization, we found a positive correlation between using digital technologies and telephone anxiety. Also, such a correlation was greater among non-native English speakers, indicat…

  • The Effects of Social Media Use on Preventive Behaviors during Infectious Disease Outbreaks

    Sang‐hwa Oh, Sang-Hwa Oh et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2020

    While there has been increasing attention to the role of social media during infectious disease outbreaks, relatively little is known about the underlying mechanisms by which social media use affects risk perception and preventive behaviors during such outbreaks. Using data collected during the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in South Korea, this study explores the relationships among social media use, risk p…

  • Talking About Genetically Modified (GM) Foods in South Korea

    Sei-Hill Kim, Hwalbin Kim et al.ARTICLEMass Communication & Society2014Cited by: 7References: 10

    Using the issue of genetically modified foods, this study examines how the Internet may affect the spiral of silence phenomenon in South Korea. More specifically, we explore whether the Internet has created a social environment, where people can exchange opinions more freely without being fearful of social isolation. Analyzing data from an online survey, we first examine whether the Internet can play a role as a source of information, from which …

  • Predicting scientists’ participation in public life

    Open AccessJohn C Besley, Sang‐hwa Oh et al.ARTICLEPublic Understanding of Science2013

    This research provides secondary data analysis of two large-scale scientist surveys. These include a 2009 survey of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) members and a 2006 survey of university scientists by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society. Multivariate models are applied to better understand the motivations, beliefs, and conditions that promote scientists’ involvement in communication with the public and the news media. I…

  • The Combined Impact of Attention to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Environmental Worldview on Views About Nuclear Energy

    Open AccessJohn C Besley, Sang‐hwa Oh et al.ARTICLEBulletin of Science Technology &…2013

    A two-wave panel study with data collected before and after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was used to assess whether the accident changed views toward nuclear energy, a non–fossil fuel energy alternative. While the spill appears to have had little impact on mean attitudes toward nuclear energy, an interaction between environmental worldview and attention to oil spill news suggests the importance of exploring conditional relationships. Spec…

  • Talking about bio-fuel in the news

    Sei-Hill Kim, John C Besley et al.ARTICLEJournalism Studies2013Cited by: 8References: 11

    This study offers an analysis of news framing of ethanol stories, examining several key dimensions of framing. A content analysis of six national and regional newspapers indicates that ethanol has been presented largely as a policy issue, rather than a technology or an economic issue. We also found that the environment has been the key talking point in debating the issue. Overall, the story tone has become increasingly negative over the years. Dr…