Does Social Media Promote or Hinder Health Learning? The Roles of Media Attention, Information Discussion, Information Elaboration, and Information Seeking Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12748924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shaohai Jiang (0000-0002-8265-9778, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 627-652 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mass Communication & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1520-5436 • E-ISSN: 1532-7825 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15205436.2022.2090961 |
| OpenAlex | W4285391185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 65 |
Social media has become an important avenue for learning. However, the mechanisms underlying social media use and its influence on knowledge are not clear. Based on the cognitive mediation model, this study explored the pathways through which social media use was linked to health knowledge, taking into account different information acquisition patterns (e.g., media attention vs. information discussion), information processing (e.g., elaboration), and information seeking experience. With a cross-sectional survey conducted in China (N = 1,350), this study found that paying attention to health information on social media had a direct and positive relationship with health knowledge. However, discussing such information was negatively associated with knowledge. Media attention also had a positive relationship with information discussion. Both media attention and information discussion were positively related to information elaboration, which in turn, had a positive association with health knowledge. Also, the poor quality of health information seeking experience weakened the relationship between social media use and elaborative processing. This study provides important implications for health communication research and practice in the digital era
Cognitive psychology · Elaboration · Health care · Health communication · Health information · Information processing · Information quality · Information seeking · Information system · Mediation · Political science · Social media · Sociology · Computer Science · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The Effect of Political Discussion in Producing Informed Citizens
Adult Science Learning from Local Television Newscasts
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Education differences in cancer fatalism
| Citations per year | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |