https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/637506
標題: | Creating a virtuous circle during a pandemic threat: netizens' resilience via information-induced psychological distance and social media approach | 作者: | Lin, Chih An Hsu, Yu Ming HOMIN CHEN |
關鍵字: | eHealth literacy | Pandemic | Psychological distance | Social media | Social support | 公開日期: | 十月-2023 | 出版社: | Emerald Publishing | 來源出版物: | Online Information Review | 摘要: | Purpose: During COVID-19 restrictions, people spent more time in cyberspace and consuming health-related information. An increase was also observed in mediated caring messages or health-relevant information sent to one another. This study aims to explore how the information and interactions around COVID-19 can provide a good learning opportunity for public health, specifically related to eHealth literacy and eHealth promotion. Design/methodology/approach: While mainstream literature has concentrated on experimental designs and a priming effect, this study inspects psychological distance related to a health threat under real-life circumstances. The article adopted a survey approach and utilized PLS-SEM techniques to examine the proposed hypotheses. Findings: Results indicated that whereas closer social support correlates with closer psychological distance and less usage of the social media approach, more substantial COVID-19 impacts were associated with closer psychological distance but greater use of social media. Since both closer psychological distance and social media approach contribute to eHealth literacy, social support from closer and virtual social networks should be embraced but utilized through different routes and for different purposes. The timing of messages but not psychological distance affects people's social media approach, indicating that morning messages should be employed. Moreover, eHealth literacy mediates timing preferences and leads to a preference for eHealth communication earlier in the day. Overall, morning messages create a virtuous circle during a health crisis. Originality/value: This paper establishes a mechanism of virtuous cycles for eHealth communication during a health threat. Additionally, it bridges existing research gaps by expanding chronopsychology and CLT in the health domain using an empirical approach, a real-life case and an extension of performance regarding information-seeking and utilization. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/637506 | ISSN: | 14684527 | DOI: | 10.1108/OIR-09-2022-0494 |
顯示於: | 國際企業學系 |
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