The role of online news and social media in preventive action in times of infodemic from a social capital perspective: The case of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea

Associations of COVID-19 Knowledge and Risk Perception with the Full Adoption of Preventive Behaviors in Seoul

“…In fact, our data showed significant associations of a college education with COVID-19 knowledge. Second, it is likely that Seoul's citizens were largely exposed to frequent COVID-19 information released at a metropolitan city level [39]. Assuming that governments' intensive public health education campaigns via media are effective [40], the present finding may be attributable to the intensive city-wide media campaigns conducted by the Seoul city government to raise public awareness of COVID-19 infection risk, symptoms, and preventive measures [39].…”

“…The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and local governments have made great efforts to initiate an intensive awareness campaign via various types of mass media. More importantly, the government's transparency in revealing information and dealing with COVID-19 misinformation might have contributed to the public's engagement in preventive measures [39].…”

Virtual Fitness: investigating team commitment and post-pandemic virtual workout perceptions

“…The use of CB-SEM is appropriate for the following reasons. First, it is a method that is commonly used in information systems and customer behaviour studies ( Abubakar and Al-Zyoud, 2021 , Kim et al, 2020 , Lee et al, 2021 ). Second, this study has been based on existing theoretical knowledge, making CB-SEM appropriate ( Kumar et al, 2021 ).…”

Social capital in a time of uncertainty: A case study of COVID-19 in Maharashtra state, India

“…The main relevance of this theory in the context of uncertainty is that it provides a framework for understanding individuals' decision-making in the face of uncertainty. It has a range of applications to real-life situations of uncertainty and has been used to support decision-making in public health ( Lee et al, 2021 ) and to explain individuals' behavior in the presence of uncertainty during crises and disasters, including the current pandemic. This study applies deontological theory and the analytical framework it provides to the COVID-19 pandemic to understand individuals’ decision processes and behaviors in the face of uncertainty.…”