Covid-19 Tweeting in English: Gender Differences

Thelwall, Mike; Thelwall, Saheeda

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2003.11090

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“…Even when individuals use the Internet for the same purpose (e.g., leisure-and-learning purpose) during the pandemic, their effects might differ by gender, and indeed we observe gender differences. The gender differences documented in this study resonate with recent research highlighting that women are more likely to focus on COVID-19 issues related to family, social distancing and healthcare, while men are more likely to focus on COVID-19 issues related to sports cancellations, the global spread of the pandemic and political reactions (Thelwall & Thelwall, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Internet and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the UK

Quintana‐Domeque

Zeng

Zhang

2022

Preprint

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet has become a key player in the daily lives of most people. We investigate the relationship between mental health and internet use frequency and purpose six months after the first lockdown in the UK, September 2020. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study on the 12-item General Health Questionnaire and the Internet use module, and controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and personality traits, we find that older individuals (aged 59 or above) have a lower internet use frequency (twice a day or less). Younger women use the Internet for social purposes more than men do, while younger men use the Internet for leisure-and-learning purposes more than women and older men do. Both high frequency internet use and use for social purposes appear to be a protective factor for social dysfunction. Interestingly, high internet use is a protective factor for social dysfunction among younger women, but a risk factor for psychological distress among younger men. Finally, while leisure-and-learning purpose is a protective factor for social dysfunction among younger women, it is a risk factor for social dysfunction among younger men.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Internet and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the UK

Quintana‐Domeque

Zeng

Zhang

2022

Preprint

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“…As social network use frequency increases and users are increasingly exposed to hyperpluralism, their trust in government declines (Im et al, 2014;Chen and Sun, 2019;Lissitsa, 2021;Zhu et al, 2020). All these social media phenomena are observed during the COVID pandemic (Schild et al, 2020;Thelwall and Thelwall, 2020a;Zarei et al, 2020;Li et al, 2020;Stella et al, 2020).…”

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Mainstream, on-demand and social media consumption and trust in government handling of the COVID crisis

Laor

Lissitsa

2022

OIR

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PurposeThis study examined the association between media consumers' attitudes toward COVID-19-related content on mainstream, on-demand and social media and trust in the government's ability to handle the pandemic crisis.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on an online survey of a representative sample of 1,005 Israelis aged 18 and over and focused on consumers' perceptions of media contents as a source of information, social solidarity, criticism and anxiety.FindingsFindings indicate that mainstream media were the primary source of pandemic information. A positive association was found between perceptions of mainstream media as a source of criticism and trust in government's actions. This association was negative regarding social and on-demand media. The more mainstream media contents were perceived as anxiety evoking, the lower participants' trust in government's actions. A positive association was found between perceptions that social media encouraged social solidarity and trust in governmental action.Practical implicationsPolicymakers should take into consideration that various media operate synergistically to continually construct reality.Originality/valueThis study focuses on consumers' perceptions of COVID-related media contents, which are especially important in the current era of media outlet proliferation, distribution and impact on the government. The unique contribution is in the integrated application of media malaise theory, virtuous circle theory and echo chamber theory to explain the correlation between media consumption and public trust during a global crisis in the era of diverse media outlets.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-06-2021-0299.

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“…Men, on the other hand, prefer to talk about the impact of the pandemic on the cancellation of sporting events, the global spread of Covid-19 and political reactions. It seems that women feel more responsible for preventing the spread of the corona virus and reducing the negative impact it causes [13]. The tendency of men to talk about things that are less important in response to the Covid-19 pandemic shows that compared to women, men pay less serious attention to this pandemic.…”

Section: Gender Differences In Handling Threatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Differences in Covid-19 Vaccination Intention

Fanggidae¹,

Sahetapy²,

Mumu³

2022

Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Social Science 2021 (iCAST-SS 2021)

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This study aims at investigating gender differences in accepting Covid-19 vaccination shot. Data were collected through a self-administered survey participated by adults who have never been vaccinated. We used Structural Equation Model analysis to examine the relationships between variables in the research model with the assistance of SmartPLS software to simplify the calculations. Findings reveal that men are less threatened by Covid-19 risks and consequently less willing to be vaccinated compared with women. The present study also found a mediating role of attitude toward vaccination. Theoretical and practical contributions of the study were discussed.

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Covid-19 Tweeting in English: Gender Differences

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Internet and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the UK

Internet and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the UK

Mainstream, on-demand and social media consumption and trust in government handling of the COVID crisis

Gender Differences in Covid-19 Vaccination Intention

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