Cyber anti-intellectualism and information seeking about SARS-CoV-2 variants

IF 2.1 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Chinese Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1080/17544750.2023.2169836

Danting Huang, Hongfeng Qiu, Xinying Yang

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Abstract

While scientific knowledge acquisition is a vital premise for citizens' self-protection against COVID-19, the impact of anti-intellectualism on scientific information seeking has yet to be fully examined. Based on a cross-sectional survey, this study investigated the association of distrust and stigmatization forms of anti-intellectualism (i.e. AID vs. AIS) with the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model (PRISM) in predicting Chinese netizens' information seeking about SARS-CoV-2 variants. The statistical results show that AIS is positively associated with seeking-related subjective norms and perceived control, indicating that it may boost a sense of self-empowerment. However, AIS is negatively related to affective risk response and the knowledge-sufficiency threshold, suggesting its possible link to overconfidence and trust in government. AID was found to be negatively associated with seeking-related attitudes and perceived control. Because AIS is far more popular than AID among respondents, its contradictory health implications should be brought into the vision of health communicators. © 2023 The Centre for Chinese Media and Comparative Communication Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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网络反智主义和寻找新冠病毒变种信息

虽然获取科学知识是公民自我保护的重要前提，但反智主义对科学信息寻求的影响尚未得到充分研究。基于横断面调查，本研究探讨了反智主义的不信任和污名化形式(即AID vs. AIS)与计划风险信息寻求模型(PRISM)在预测中国网民对SARS-CoV-2变体的信息寻求中的关系。统计结果显示，AIS与寻找相关的主观规范和感知控制呈正相关，表明它可能促进自我赋权感。然而，AIS与情感风险反应和知识充足阈值呈负相关，表明其可能与过度自信和对政府的信任有关。发现AID与寻求相关的态度和感知控制负相关。由于在应答者中，AIS远比艾滋病更受欢迎，因此应将其相互矛盾的健康影响纳入卫生传播者的视野。©2023香港中文大学中文传媒及比较传播研究中心。

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Chinese Journal of Communication COMMUNICATION-

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