Covid-19 Risk Perceptions Among College Students
Social Media, National News Media, and Indirect Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22004079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inyoung Shin (0000-0002-8949-9930, Yale University, corresponding author), Hyunsook Youn (0000-0001-9490-2715, California State University, Channel Islands) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 380-385 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2152-2715 • E-ISSN: 2152-2723 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1089/cyber.2022.0274 |
| PMID | 36999908 |
| OpenAlex | W4362459164 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
This study explored how national news media use and social media use were related to indirect experience of COVID-19 that was associated with higher personal risk perception. Based on a survey of 358 college students, we found that national news media use was unrelated to indirect experience, and its relationship to risk perception was limited to the societal level. Instagram use, in contrast, was related to indirect experience and in turn related to higher personal risk perception. However, without the mediating role of indirect experience, Instagram use was related to lower personal risk perception. Drawing upon these findings, we discuss the importance of social networks (i.e., individuals to whom people are connected in everyday life) in studies of risk perception
Everyday life · Perception · Political science · Risk perception · Social media · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |