TY - JOUR
T1 - An Unhelpful Chain
T2 - Antecedents and Consequences of COVID-19 News Avoidance in China and Singapore
AU - Wei, Ran
AU - Lo, Ven-Hwei
AU - Guo, Jing
AU - Yu, Wenting
N1 - The work described in this paper was supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. C4158- 20 G). Hong Kong Government [C4158- 20 G].
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PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - This study used large-scale telephone surveys in China and Singapore in
2022 to examine the antecedents and outcomes of news avoidance amid the
COVID-19 “infodemic.” The findings suggested a sequential process:
Exposure to COVID-19 misinformation was related to information overload
and subsequent news avoidance, which in turn was a correlate of
skepticism toward vaccines. Moreover, the government’ pandemic-control
policies conditioned the process. Under the “living with COVID” policy,
Singaporean respondents exhibited greater exposure to misinformation and
showed more pronounced vaccine distrust. In contrast, feeling
overloaded, Chinese respondents under “zero-COVID” policy were more
likely to avoid news about the pandemic.
AB - This study used large-scale telephone surveys in China and Singapore in
2022 to examine the antecedents and outcomes of news avoidance amid the
COVID-19 “infodemic.” The findings suggested a sequential process:
Exposure to COVID-19 misinformation was related to information overload
and subsequent news avoidance, which in turn was a correlate of
skepticism toward vaccines. Moreover, the government’ pandemic-control
policies conditioned the process. Under the “living with COVID” policy,
Singaporean respondents exhibited greater exposure to misinformation and
showed more pronounced vaccine distrust. In contrast, feeling
overloaded, Chinese respondents under “zero-COVID” policy were more
likely to avoid news about the pandemic.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2024.2394200
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2024.2394200
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85202712757
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 68
SP - 694
EP - 713
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 5
M1 - 2394200
ER -
