Effects of misinformation on COVID-19 individual responses and recommendations for resilience of disastrous consequences of misinformation
Effects of misinformation on COVID-19 individual responses and recommendations for resilience of disastrous consequences of misinformation
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100119
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发表时间：
2020-12-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Li, Mingze
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作者：
Barua, Zapan;Barua, Sajib;Li, Mingze
社交媒体平台上错误信息的扩散速度比冠状病毒疾病 (COVID-19) 的传播速度还要快，并且在像 COVID-19 这样的灾难中，它可能会对健康产生严重的有害后果。本研究借鉴刺激反应理论（皮下注射针理论）和复原力理论的研究，测试了将一般错误信息信仰、阴谋信仰和宗教错误信息信仰作为刺激的概念框架；和可信度评估作为复原力策略；及其对 COVID-19 个人反应的影响。该研究通过在 COVID-19 大流行期间进行的一项自我管理的在线调查，获得了 483 份可用的回复，经过测试发现，社交媒体上错误信息的传播破坏了个人对 COVID-19 的反应。特别是，对错误信息的可信度评估强烈预测了具有积极影响的 COVID-19 个人反应，宗教错误信息信念以及阴谋信念和一般错误信息信念紧随其后并产生负面影响。研究结果和一般性建议将帮助公众总体上对错误信息保持警惕，特别是帮助一个国家的相关当局针对灾难性错误信息采取适当的安全措施，以保护公众健康免遭利用。
The proliferation of misinformation on social media platforms is faster than the spread of Corona Virus Diseases (COVID-19) and it can generate hefty deleterious consequences on health amid a disaster like COVID-19. Drawing upon research on the stimulus-response theory (hypodermic needle theory) and the resilience theory, this study tested a conceptual framework considering general misinformation belief, conspiracy belief, and religious misinformation belief as the stimulus; and credibility evaluations as resilience strategy; and their effects on COVID-19 individual responses. Using a self-administered online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study obtained 483 useable responses and after test, finds that all-inclusive, the propagation of misinformation on social media undermines the COVID-19 individual responses. Particularly, credibility evaluation of misinformation strongly predicts the COVID-19 individual responses with positive influences and religious misinformation beliefs as well as conspiracy beliefs and general misinformation beliefs come next and influence negatively. The findings and general recommendations will help the public, in general, to be cautious about misinformation, and the respective authority of a country, in particular, for initiating proper safety measures about disastrous misinformation to protect the public health from being exploited.