Coping with Outbreaks
Coping with Outbreaks
Overview: Through an online, nationally representative survey of 1,000 participants, this proposed project will examine how publics perceive and cope with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks, in order to information risk and crisis communications strategies for health organizations in times of infectious disease threat (IDT). This study will explore dimensions of threat appraisal, including how publics perceive the controllability (high v. low), predictability (high v. low), and responsibility (individual v. health organization) of different IDTs. In turn, publics’ cognitive (i.e., information seeking and sharing), affective (i.e., emotion expression), and conative coping strategies (i.e., protective actions) will be analyzed. Additionally, factors including literacy and efficacy will be examined for their influence.
Related Research
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Role of fresh start mindset framing in reducing stigma and promoting mental health help-seeking behaviorLee, Yoon-Joo, Hye Jin Yoon, and Jinho Joo (forthcoming), “Role of fresh start mindset framing in reducing stigma and promoting mental health help-seeking behavior,” Journal of Consumer Behaviour. Abstract: One […]
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Between the facts and a hard place: Trust judgments and affective responses in information-seeking processes during Early COVID-19Ivanka Pjesivac, Eldredge, S., Dalton, E., & Miller, L. (2023). “Between the facts and a hard place: Trust judgments and affective responses in information-seeking processes during Early COVID-19,” Health Communication. […]