Nationalism and political system justification in China: differential effects of traditional and new media

Wang, Xiaoting; Kobayashi, Tetsuro

doi:10.1080/17544750.2020.1807372

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“…Central government media are the most authoritative media. They provoke nationalism and political trust (Shen and Guo, 2013; Wang and Kobayashi, 2020). Therefore, those who used central government media more were more likely to reinforce the feeling of nationalism and be persuaded by them, adhered more to the governmental recommended measures.…”

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“…In the COVID-19 pandemic, posts of criticism could be frequently seen. It is found that exposure to Weibo reduces nationalism and political support for the country, while WeChat users had higher level of nationalism and support for the sovereignty (Wang and Kobayashi, 2020). Therefore, users of Weibo might not be motivated to adhere to recommended measures by the government.…”

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Exploring the impacts of media use and media trust on health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Shen

2021

J Health Psychol

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of traditional media, social media, and media trust on people’s compliance with health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. A total of 3000 Chinese adults filled online questionnaire using quota sampling method. Results show that use of central government media and use of WeChat are positively related to compliance with health behaviors, while use of local media and use of Weibo are negatively related to the levels of compliance. In addition, trust in the media amplified the effects of media use on levels of compliance.

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Exploring the impacts of media use and media trust on health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Shen

2021

J Health Psychol

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“…Although social media trust also directly impacted self-efficacy, response efficacy, and response costs, the degree was slightly lower than traditional media trust, related to social media participation and information diversification [46]. Reviews and widespread discussion of COVID-19 can still be found on social media such as Weibo, and misinformation or disinformation, including "conspiracy" may affect the proper understanding of the health, social and economic threats posed by COVID-19 [47] and may reduce political support [48]. As a result, individuals with high trust in social media did not have much motivation to comply with measures recommended by the government.…”

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Analysis of the Impact of Media Trust on the Public’s Motivation to Receive Future Vaccinations for COVID-19 Based on Protection Motivation Theory

Sun

2021

Vaccines

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Object: Media trust is one of the essential factors affecting health behavior. Based on the protection motivation theory (PMT), this study explores the impact of different public media trust (traditional media, social media, interpersonal communication) on future COVID-19 vaccine motivation. Methods: The online survey was conducted from 14 April to 30 April 2021, and 2098 adults were recruited to participate in the online survey through the Wenjuanxing online survey platform. The survey included the PMT constructs (threat appraisal, coping appraisal, and motivation for future COVID-19 vaccination), trust in different media, vaccine hesitation reasons, and implementation of other non-pharmaceutical interventions. Structural equation model (SEM) was used for latent variable analysis, and Spearman linear correlation coefficient matrix was used to explore the relationships between variables. Results: In terms of trust in different media, participants who had a higher education level (p = 0.038), who was married (p = 0.002), and who had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 during the survey (p = 0.002) show greater trust in traditional media. Participants who were married (p = 0.001), who had a relatively high income (p = 0.020), and who had not been vaccinated (p = 0.044) show greater trust in social media. Older participants (p < 0.001) and married (p < 0.001) showed greater trust in interpersonal communication. In the structural equation, trust in traditional media had a direct positive impact on perceived severity (β = 0.172, p < 0.001) and a direct negative impact on internal rewards (β = −0.061, p < 0.05). Trust in both traditional and social media separately had a direct positive impact on self-efficacy (β = 0.327, p < 0.001; β = 0.138, p < 0.001) and response efficiency (β = 0.250, p < 0.001; β = 0.097, p < 0.05) and a direct negative impact on response costs (β = −0.329, p < 0.001; β = −0.114, p < 0.001). Trust in interpersonal communication had a direct positive impact on external rewards (β = 0.186, p < 0.001) and response costs (β = 0.091, p < 0.001). Overall, traditional media trust had an indirect positive influence on vaccine motivation (β = 0.311), social media trust had an indirect positive influence on vaccine motivation (β = 0.110), and interpersonal communication had an indirect negative influence on vaccine motivation (β = −0.022). Conclusion: This study supports the use of PMT as an intermediate variable to explore the effect of media trust on vaccination intention. High trust in traditional media has helped reduce vaccine hesitation, increased the public’s future COVID-19 vaccination motivation, and maintained other non-pharmacological interventions. Social media also had a certain promotion effect on vaccine motivation. In this context, attention should also be paid to interpersonal communication, and the science publicity work was suggested for an individual’s family members and friends in the future to improve the quality and ability of interpersonal communication.

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“…The Chinese government has led a campaign of patriotism and nationalism over the past few decades (Zhao, 1998;Brady, 2002). As a result, patriotic and nationalist Chinese people show a tendency of excluding foreign cultures and upholding the current political system (Tang and Darr, 2012;Cheng et al, 2017;Wang and Kobayashi, 2021). This study examined the mechanism in which patriotism and nationalism affect public evaluations of the Chinese government's response to the pandemic.…”

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Patriotism, nationalism, and evaluations of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis

Zhai

Lu²,

Wu³

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a global rise of nationalism, and many countries’ responses to the pandemic have further intensified nationalist sentiments. The public is polarized over government policies toward the pandemic. Hence, this study examined the associations of patriotism and nationalism with the support for lockdown policies and evaluations of governmental performance.MethodsWe recruited 180 participants from one Chinese university.ResultsPatriotism and nationalism had a direct effect on evaluations of governmental performance. Patriotism also had indirect effects on favorable evaluations of governmental performance through the support of lockdown policies. In addition, this study examined the relationship of threat perception and evaluations of governmental performance in the pandemic.DiscussionThis relationship was found to be insignificant; however, the interaction effects between threat perception and patriotism on evaluations of governmental performance were significant. The implications of the study results are discussed.

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Nationalism and political system justification in China: differential effects of traditional and new media

Cited by 16 publications

References 42 publications

Exploring the impacts of media use and media trust on health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Exploring the impacts of media use and media trust on health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Analysis of the Impact of Media Trust on the Public’s Motivation to Receive Future Vaccinations for COVID-19 Based on Protection Motivation Theory

Patriotism, nationalism, and evaluations of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis

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