Solving a Controversial Health Problem May Be Tricky: Examining Social Media News Use, Gender, Fear, and Information Behaviors in HPV Prevention.

IF 3.1 2区医学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Health Communication Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI:10.1080/10810730.2025.2496386

Xizhu Xiao, Yan Wang, Wenyuan Yang, Yi Zhu

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Abstract

Guided by the Situational Theory of Problem Solving (STOPS), this study surveys 1,853 Chinese individuals to identify factors influencing active information behaviors and HPV prevention intentions. Results show that involvement recognition is the key driver of situational motivation, leading to active information behaviors, which in turn significantly predict HPV vaccination intentions. Although fear does not directly impact information behaviors, it mediates the effect of perceptual variables on situational motivation. The study also highlights the different impacts of Chinese versus foreign social media news consumption on perceptual variables and the unique effect of gender on involvement recognition. These findings support the applicability of STOPS in HPV prevention and provide insights for improving health communication strategies.

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解决一个有争议的健康问题可能很棘手：检查HPV预防中的社交媒体新闻使用，性别，恐惧和信息行为。

本研究以问题解决情境理论（Situational Theory of Problem Solving， STOPS）为指导，对1853名中国个体进行调查，以确定影响主动信息行为和HPV预防意向的因素。结果表明，参与识别是情境动机的关键驱动因素，导致积极的信息行为，进而显著预测HPV疫苗接种意图。恐惧虽然不直接影响信息行为，但它中介知觉变量对情境动机的影响。研究还强调了中外社交媒体新闻消费对感知变量的不同影响，以及性别对参与识别的独特影响。这些发现支持了stop在HPV预防中的适用性，并为改善健康传播策略提供了见解。

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Journal of Health Communication Multiple-

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5.60

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4.50%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives is the leading journal covering the full breadth of a field that focuses on the communication of health information globally. Articles feature research on: • Developments in the field of health communication; • New media, m-health and interactive health communication; • Health Literacy; • Social marketing; • Global Health; • Shared decision making and ethics; • Interpersonal and mass media communication; • Advances in health diplomacy, psychology, government, policy and education; • Government, civil society and multi-stakeholder initiatives; • Public Private partnerships and • Public Health campaigns. Global in scope, the journal seeks to advance a synergistic relationship between research and practical information. With a focus on promoting the health literacy of the individual, caregiver, provider, community, and those in the health policy, the journal presents research, progress in areas of technology and public health, ethics, politics and policy, and the application of health communication principles. The journal is selective with the highest quality social scientific research including qualitative and quantitative studies.