Digital and physical factors influencing an individual's preventive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan: A perspective based on the S–O–R model

Wu, Jen‐Her; Robinson, Simon; Tsemg, Jing-Shiang; Hsu, Yu-Ping; Hsieh, Ming-Che; Chen, Yi-Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2022.107525

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“…fear, stress), reduced leisure opportunities, limited socialization and inaccessibility of resources (Kar et al, 2020). The literature review of COVID-19 preventive behaviors (Table 1) also implies that people may experience social pressure, psychological distress and a lack of confidence when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus during this pandemic (Sitar-Taut and Mican, 2023;Dhawan et al, 2021;Wu et al, 2023). In particular, they need online news, knowledge and emotional support to overcome their feelings of helplessness and powerlessness associated with preventive practices, such as social distancing and self-isolation (Niu et al, 2020(Niu et al, , 2022Choi, 2022).…”

Section: Social Media Empowermentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effects of social media empowerment on COVID-19 preventive behaviors in China

Wang

Fei

et al. 2023

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PurposeDuring the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ubiquitous social media has become a primary channel for information dissemination, social interactions and recreational activities. However, it remains unclear how social media usage influences nonpharmaceutical preventive behavior of individuals in response to the pandemic. This paper aims to explore the impacts of social media on COVID-19 preventive behaviors based on the theoretical lens of empowerment.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, survey data has been collected from 739 social media users in China to conduct structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis.FindingsThe results indicate that social media empowers individuals in terms of knowledge seeking, knowledge sharing, socializing and entertainment to promote preventive behaviors at the individual level by increasing each person's perception of collective efficacy and social cohesion. Meanwhile, social cohesion negatively impacts the relationship between collective efficacy and individual preventive behavior.Originality/valueThis study provides insights regarding the role of social media in crisis response and examines the role of collective beliefs in the influencing mechanism of social media. The results presented herein can be used to guide government agencies seeking to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Section: Social Media Empowermentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…fear, anger) (Sitar-Taut and Mican, 2023) and psychological states (e.g. cognitive assimilation) (Wu et al ., 2023), and increasing risk perceptions (Liu, 2022).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%