Does media slant polarize compliance with science-based public health recommendations? Effects of media consumption patterns on COVID-19 attitudes and behaviors in the United States

Autor:	Yongjin Choi, Ashley M Fox
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Attitude SARS-CoV-2 education COVID-19 Humans Public Health Pandemics United States Applied Psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Health Psychology. 27:1331-1341
ISSN:	1461-7277 1359-1053
DOI:	10.1177/13591053211061413
Popis:	Has political polarization undermined the media’ informational role during the COVID-19 pandemic? Recent studies show that politicized reporting from conservative media discouraged compliance with COVID-19 guidelines in the U.S. However, greater attention to the 24-hour news cycle may make high-consumption viewers better factually informed regardless of the source. We examine how the extent of media consumption affects people’s emotions, attitudes, and behaviors toward the pandemic. With an online survey of 1128 respondents, we found a strong convergence in anxiety and health-protective behaviors in more avid media viewers regardless of media outlet while finding a divergence in attitudes toward specific mitigation strategies.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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