What difficulties did the college students encountered in information seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Huang, Kuo‐Ching; Wang, XiaoYu; Luo, Shichao; Su, Qiuping; Lei, Li

doi:10.1016/j.dim.2022.100005

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“…1–24). This is especially important because the general public tends to struggle to find helpful information to follow during a crisis, which was especially the case during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., Huang et al., 2022 ). Social media platforms are accessible to most of the public in a given country; thus, they generate massive data and can have a meaningful influence on public engagement ( Bene et al., 2022 ; Pérez-Escoda et al., 2020 ) and partially help overcome disparities in technology adoption by socially vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethic minorities, people who are socially isolated or with disabilities, older adults, and children), as was a key factor during COVID-19 (cf.…”

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“Do as I say but not as I do”: Influence of political leaders’ populist communication styles on public adherence in a crisis using the global case of COVID-19 movement restrictions

Liu¹,

Mirkovski²,

Lowry³

et al. 2023

Data and Information Management

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“Do as I say but not as I do”: Influence of political leaders’ populist communication styles on public adherence in a crisis using the global case of COVID-19 movement restrictions

Liu¹,

Mirkovski²,

Lowry³

et al. 2023

Data and Information Management

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“…Rumor proliferation will not only cause public anxiety and panic (Naeem and Ozuem, 2021), but also damage the authority and reputation of the government and official media (Mirbabaie et al, 2021;Huang et al, 2022) and may even lead to political unrest and national economic losses (Fan and Zhang, 2021;Li et al, 2021). To curb the spread of rumors, the current commonly adopted measures are providing warnings, fact checking, or debunking messages through official government, authoritative media, or other credible social organizations (Badrinathan, 2021).…”

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Establishing the typology and the underlying structure of rumor-combating behaviors: a multidimensional scaling approach

Shen

Sun

2022

ITP

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PurposeSocial media rumor combating is a global concern in academia and industry. Existing studies lack a clear definition and overall conceptual framework of users' rumor-combating behaviors. Therefore, this study attempts to empirically derive a typology of rumor-combating behaviors of social media users.Design/methodology/approachA three-phase typology development approach is adopted, including content analysis, multidimensional scaling (MDS), interpreting and labeling. Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods are employed.FindingsThe elicited 40 rumor-combating behaviors vary along two dimensions: high versus low difficulty of realization, and low versus high cognitive load. Based on the two dimensions, the 40 behaviors are further divided into four categories: rumor-questioning behavior, rumor-debunking behavior, proactive-appealing behavior, and literacy enhancement behavior.Practical implicationsThis typology will serve as reference for social media platforms and governments to further explore the interventions to encourage social media users to counter rumor spreading based on various situations and different characteristics of rumor-combating behaviors.Originality/valueThis study provides a typology of rumor-combating behaviors from a novel perspective of user participation. The typology delves into the conceptual connotations and basic forms of rumor combating, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of the complete spectrum of users' rumor-combating behaviors. Furthermore, the typology identifies the similarities and the differences between various rumor-combating behaviors, thus providing implications and directions for future research on rumor-combating behaviors.

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Internet use and higher farmer participation in domestic waste sorting: micro-survey data from 2126 farming households in rural China

Chen,

Zhang,

Wang

et al. 2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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In the context of the digital economy, understanding the impact of digital participation on farmers’ environmental behavior is crucial for promoting environmental literacy and improving quality of life. This study focuses on the influence of internet use on domestic waste sorting among farm households in rural areas of eastern, central, and western China, based on data from a micro survey conducted in 2126 households. The study utilizes an ordered probability model to examine the impact of internet use on waste sorting behavior and explores any heterogeneity in this relationship. The results reveal that internet use significantly increases the likelihood of farmers participating in domestic waste sorting. This finding remains consistent even after conducting robustness tests. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that internet use reduces the probability of non-participation in waste separation by 14.9%, while increasing the proportion of waste sorting into two, three, and four categories by 3.86, 5.99, and 5.04%, respectively. In other words, farmers who use the internet are more likely to engage in proper waste separation practices. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the promotion of internet use facilitates information access for traditionally marginalized groups, such as women, older individuals, those with low income, and those with low education levels. Consequently, these groups are more likely to participate in household waste sorting. This study serves as an important reference for developing countries and regions that aim to enhance residential waste participation through internet use.

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What difficulties did the college students encountered in information seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

“Do as I say but not as I do”: Influence of political leaders’ populist communication styles on public adherence in a crisis using the global case of COVID-19 movement restrictions

“Do as I say but not as I do”: Influence of political leaders’ populist communication styles on public adherence in a crisis using the global case of COVID-19 movement restrictions

Establishing the typology and the underlying structure of rumor-combating behaviors: a multidimensional scaling approach

Internet use and higher farmer participation in domestic waste sorting: micro-survey data from 2126 farming households in rural China

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