| Autor: |
Melki J; Institute of Media Research and Training, Department of Communication Arts, Lebanese American University., Tamim H; Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center., Hadid D; Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center., Farhat S; Institute of Media Research and Training, Department of Communication Arts, Lebanese American University., Makki M; Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center., Ghandour L; Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center., Hitti E; Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Health communication [Health Commun] 2022 May; Vol. 37 (5), pp. 586-596. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 16. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/10410236.2020.1858564 |
| Abstrakt: |
Emerging research has examined the role of media coverage of diseases in influencing people's health behavior, particularly their compliance with prevention measures. This study examines whether increased media exposure to COVID-19 news and interpersonal communication about the disease positively relate to people's abidance by prevention measures, and whether perceived knowledge and fear mediate this relationship. The study focuses on Lebanon, whose government and media responses led to a successful containment of COVID-19 in its first phase, although the country was experiencing a severe economic crisis, widespread political unrest, and a massive influx of refugees. It examines both legacy media (Television) and social media, as well as interpersonal communication, through a cross-sectional researcher-administered phone survey of 1,536 adults and a nationally representative probability sample. The fieldwork was conducted between March 27 and April 23, 2020, and resulted in a 51.6% response rate. The findings support the hypotheses that increased media exposure to COVID-19 news positively relates to people's abidance by prevention measures and that perceived knowledge and fear mediate this relationship. However, the same hypotheses for interpersonal communication were not supported. |
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MEDLINE |
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