A systematic literature review of individual-level psychological and behavioral responses to the health information of COVID-19 from social media and legacy media

Wei Zhai*, Jian Bian, Jing Zhang, Xueyin Bai

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Working paperPreprint

Abstract

Covid-19 has been recognized as a terrifying global health threat since its detection, with far-reaching consequences that are unprecedented in the modern era. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, social media and legacy media have collectively delivered health information related to COVID-19 to the public as a catalyst to community perception of risk. However, the existing literature exhibits different viewpoints toward the role of social media and legacy media in disseminating health information of COVID-19. In this regard, this article conducted a systematic literature review to provide an overview of the current state of research concerning individuals-level psychological and behavioral response to COVID-19 related information from different sources, as well as presents the challenges and future research directions.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Number of pages28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Dec 2021

Publication series

NamemedRxiv

User-Defined Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Social media
  • Legacy media
  • Psychological and behavioral responses

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