Interpersonal Communication Influence on Health-Protective Behaviors amid the COVID-19 Crisis

Ju, Ilwoo; Ohs, Jennifer E.; Park, Taehwan; Hinsley, Amber

doi:10.1080/10410236.2021.1956038

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“…Consistent with previous studies [ 37 , 72 ], this study also confirmed the important role of interpersonal interactions in promoting health behaviors. Specifically, the more people engaged in interpersonal discussions of the risks, the more perceived susceptibility they developed.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Using the Health Belief Model: Does Information Acquisition from Divergent Sources Make a Difference?

Yang

Wei

Liu

2022

IJERPH

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As a promising approach to stop the escalation of the pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine promotion is becoming a challenging task for authorities worldwide. The purpose of this study was to identify the effective sources for disseminating information on the COVID-19 vaccine to promote individuals’ behavioral intention to take the vaccine. Based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), this study illustrated the mechanism of how COVID-19 information acquisition from different sources was transformed into vaccination intentions via health beliefs. Using an online survey in China, the structural equation model results revealed that perceived benefits and cues to action were positively associated with COVID-19 vaccination intentions, and perceived barriers were negatively related to the intentions. However, perceived susceptibility and perceived severity had no significant relationships with the intentions. Moreover, the findings unveiled differences in the effects of acquiring information via multiple sources among traditional media, new media, and interpersonal interactions. Notably, new media and interpersonal interactions were more salient in promoting vaccination intention via health beliefs, compared with traditional media. The findings from this study will benefit health officials in terms of utilizing different information sources in vaccine programs.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Using the Health Belief Model: Does Information Acquisition from Divergent Sources Make a Difference?

Yang

Wei

Liu

2022

IJERPH

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“…Thus, interpersonal communication can encourage individuals to ask about or confirm additional sources of health information, which can then affect compliance with prevention measures. Previous research has confirmed this outcome and found that interpersonal communication resulted in preventive behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (Ju et al, 2021;Nazione et al, 2021).…”

Section: Effects Of Interpersonal Communication and Social Media Expr...supporting

confidence: 53%

The Effect of Social Media on Preventive Behavioural Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Roles of Interpersonal Communication, Social Media Expression and Knowledge

Yoo,

Oh,

Kim

2023

Journal of Creative Communications

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Given the vast amount of possibly relevant information that circulates on social media during epidemics, it is imperative to examine how exposure to such information influences preventive practices. Using a communication mediation framework, this research investigates the underlying mechanisms of how exposure to COVID-19 information on social media affects the willingness to conduct COVID-19 preventive measures in South Korea. A structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis of survey data from 1,209 Korean adults showed that social media exposure indirectly influenced the intention to take preventive actions through interpersonal communication, social media expression and knowledge. The findings also revealed that social media exposure exerted differential effects on the intention to adopt preventive measures depending on the types of reasoning, including interpersonal communication and social media expression. The findings provide important implications for health communication.

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“…Although there are robust studies examining COVID-19 conspiracy theories, little research has been conducted to explore the role of debunking strategies in response to COVID-19 conspiracy theories at an interpersonal level. As Ju et al (2021) pointed out, interpersonal communication plays an important role on people’s health-protective behaviors during the COVID-19 era. Likewise, interpersonal-level debunking strategies may also play an important role to fight against rumors, misinformation, and conspiracy theories related to COVID-19.…”

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WeChat users’ debunking strategies in response to COVID-19 conspiracy theories: A mixed-methods study

Zhu

Qian

et al. 2022

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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The current study adopted a mixed-methods approach to examine both qualitative and quantitative data of Chinese WeChat users’ strategies in response to COVID-19 conspiracy theories disseminated in WeChat. Thematic analysis based on 30 interviewees suggested interesting patterns about how such conspiracy theories were disseminated based on relationship types within WeChat groups and how different types of debunking strategies were used to counter conspiracy theories based on the relational outcomes and contexts. Quantitative data based on 588 participants suggested COVID-19 information exposures from different sources, conspiracy beliefs, exposures of conspiracy beliefs and face concerns influence WeChat users’ responses to address COVID-19-related information in WeChat platform.

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Interpersonal Communication Influence on Health-Protective Behaviors amid the COVID-19 Crisis

Cited by 12 publications

References 58 publications

Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Using the Health Belief Model: Does Information Acquisition from Divergent Sources Make a Difference?

Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Using the Health Belief Model: Does Information Acquisition from Divergent Sources Make a Difference?

The Effect of Social Media on Preventive Behavioural Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Roles of Interpersonal Communication, Social Media Expression and Knowledge

WeChat users’ debunking strategies in response to COVID-19 conspiracy theories: A mixed-methods study

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