| Autor: |
Ahn J; Department of Media and Advertising, Dong-Eui University., Kahlor LA; Advertising and Public Relations School, Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Health communication [Health Commun] 2023 Dec; Vol. 38 (14), pp. 3276-3286. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 20. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/10410236.2022.2146033 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study conducted an experiment to examine the impact of informational conflicts about COVID-19 transmission routes on cognitive and behavioral factors. We were guided by the risk information seeking and processing model and focused on relationships among perceived ambiguity, information insufficiency, trustworthiness, and seeking/avoidance across several conditions. Data from 304 participants indicated a higher level of perceived ambiguity in the conflicting information condition compared to the one-sided information condition. The serial mediations suggest conflicting information enhanced perceived ambiguity, which was negatively related with trustworthiness of experts, information seeking, and adherence intentions. These findings shed light on how conflicting information negatively affects the decision-making process and provide insight about what to consider when presenting dynamic information to the public. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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