Both Facts and Feelings: Emotion and News Literacy

Sivek, Susan Currie

doi:10.23860/jmle-2018-10-2-7

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“…One potential pathway is to increase trust in science and scientists and communicate the standards and regulatory process for vaccine approvals. Yet a typical establishment approach based on science and facts is unlikely to have a direct influence given that anti-vaccine sentiments are influenced strongly by emotions, often when preferences are driven by "affect heuristic" [23]. It is critical to develop strategies to increase trust while countering the anti-vaccine influences drawing from strategic communication principles.…”

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confidence: 99%

Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake

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Background COVID-19 has had a devastating impact and efforts are being made to speed up vaccinations. The growing problem of vaccine hesitancy may affect the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine. We examined the individual, communication and social determinants associated with vaccines uptake. Methods Data come from a nationwide online probability-based panel of 1012 representative adults in the United States and the survey was conducted before the vaccines were available. People under the federal poverty level and racial and ethnic minorities were oversampled. Our outcome variables of interest were likelihood of vaccinating self and likelihood of vaccinating people under one’s care (such as children) measuring behavioral intentions. Independent variables included perceptions of risk, exposure to different media for COVID-19 news, political party identification, confidence in scientists and social determinants of health. Logistic regression analysis was used to ascertain the effects of independent variables on the two outcome variables. Results The results indicated that 68 and 65% agreed to get the vaccine for themselves and people under their care, respectively. Risk perceptions (severity of and susceptibility to COVID-19) were significantly associated with vaccine uptake. People who relied on “conservative” news outlets, Republicans, and who had low confidence in scientists are least likely to vaccinate self or children. Non-Hispanic Blacks and those with least schooling were also less likely to receive vaccine for themselves or people in their care. Conclusions Our study identified race/ethnicity, risk perceptions, exposure to different media for COVID-19 news, party identification and confidence in scientists as factors that would be affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The good news is that these are addressable through strategic public health communications, but a lot of work remains to be done with some urgency.

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Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake

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“…This research shows that similar to the general population [ 35 ], international students rely on a lifetime of experience and conditioning to evaluate health information they encounter. However, for international students, this conditioning happens through use of sources in the home country digital ecologies and may then be used to make decisions about health information they encounter in digital ecologies that are not native to them.…”

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confidence: 94%

Health Misinformation Across Multiple Digital Ecologies: Qualitative Study of Data From Interviews With International Students

Bahl¹,

Chang²,

McKay³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Transient migrants such as international students have received limited support from host country governments throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. An increase in misinformation, resulting in poor health outcomes for individuals, may impact an already vulnerable group. Objective Existing research examines the spread of misinformation. Similarly, there is extensive literature on the health information behavior of international students. However, there is a gap in the literature focusing on international students’ interaction with health misinformation. This exploratory research aims to address this gap by examining international students’ interaction with health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A total of 11 participants took part in semistructured interviews and a health misinformation-identification exercise via Zoom. The data collected were subjected to qualitative thematic analysis. Multiple rounds of coding, checked by other coders, revealed 2 themes and 6 subthemes. Results The 2 main themes that emerged were (1) approaches to dealing with health misinformation and (2) how international students navigate across multiple digital ecologies. Results show that international students who draw on multiple digital ecologies for information reliably identify misinformation, suggesting that the use of multiple digital ecologies may have a protective effect against health misinformation. Conclusions Findings show that international students encounter health misinformation across multiple digital ecologies, and they also compare information across multiple ecologies. This comparison may support them in identifying health misinformation. Thus, the findings of this study combat narratives of international students’ susceptibility to misinformation.

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“…As Teper et al (2013) show, mindfulness increases the sensitivity to affective cues, enabling individuals to unmask emotional targeting. Increased emotional literacy, in turn, seems to improve resilience to misinformation and stereotyping (Sivek, 2018). Future research might want to provide evidence for this potential linkage between mindfulness and informationprocessing.…”

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confidence: 96%

The Political Consequences of Be(com)ing Mindful. How Mindfulness Might Affect Political Attitudes

Ramstetter

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Though research provides ample evidence that mindfulness shapes psychological processes and states that are linked to political attitudes and behavior, political science has so far largely ignored mindfulness as a potential explanatory factor shaping political attitudes and actions. This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of mindfulness and outlines potential linkages between mindfulness and outlines political attitudes. I begin by identifying gaps in the literature on political attitude formation and change as well as its linkage to political behavior. I then introduce mindfulness as a multifaceted concept, discussing its definitional features and unravelling the mechanisms of mindfulness affecting cognitive and emotional abilities. Building on this foundation, I review research on correlates and effects of mindfulness on attitudes and behaviors related to the political domain, such as pro-environmentalism and pro-social behavior. Critically reflecting on extant research on mindfulness, I propose possible research avenues for political science that enhance its dialogue with neuroscience and social psychology.

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Both Facts and Feelings: Emotion and News Literacy

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Health Misinformation Across Multiple Digital Ecologies: Qualitative Study of Data From Interviews With International Students

The Political Consequences of Be(com)ing Mindful. How Mindfulness Might Affect Political Attitudes

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