Policy communication in times of public health crisis: Longitudinal network modeling of U.S. politician-health agency interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tang, Jack Lipei; Yan, Bei; Ho-Chun Chang, Herbert; Nan, Yuanfeixue; Zhen, Lichen; Yang, Aimei

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2023.107922

Computers in Human Behavior

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2023.107922

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Policy communication in times of public health crisis: Longitudinal network modeling of U.S. politician-health agency interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jack Lipei Tang,

Bei Yan,

Herbert Ho-Chun Chang

et al.

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Parasocial diffusion: K-pop fandoms help drive COVID-19 public health messaging on social media

Chang,

Pham,

Ferrara

2023

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Parasocial diffusion: K-pop fandoms help drive COVID-19 public health messaging on social media

Chang,

Pham,

Ferrara

2023

Online Social Networks and Media

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Multi-level emotion propagation in natural disaster events: diverse leadership of super-spreaders in different levels of hierarchy

Zhang,

Wang,

Yaya Hamadou

et al. 2024

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PurposeIn social media, crisis information susceptible of generating different emotions could be spread at exponential pace via multilevel super-spreaders. This study aims to interpret the multi-level emotion propagation in natural disaster events by analyzing information diffusion capacity and emotional guiding ability of super-spreaders in different levels of hierarchy.Design/methodology/approachWe collected 47,042 original microblogs and 120,697 forwarding data on Weibo about the “7.20 Henan Rainstorm” event for empirical analysis. Emotion analysis and emotion network analysis were used to screen emotional information and identify super-spreaders. The number of followers is considered as the basis for classifying super-spreaders into five levels.FindingsOfficial media and ordinary users can become the super-spreaders with different advantages, creating a new emotion propagation environment. The number of followers becomes a valid basis for classifying the hierarchy levels of super-spreaders. The higher the level of users, the easier they are to become super-spreaders. And there is a strong correlation between the hierarchy level of super-spreaders and their role in emotion propagation.Originality/valueThis study has important significance for understanding the mode of social emotion propagation and making decisions in maintaining social harmony.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2024-0192.

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Persuasive Effects of Crisis Communication during Public Health Emergency Outbreaks in China

Wu,

2024

Behavioral Sciences

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Major global public health emergencies face unprecedented challenges, such as an infodemic and scientific disputes, and governments especially need to implement fast and effective crisis communication. Firstly, this paper takes the Elaboration Likelihood Model as a framework and constructs a crisis communication persuasion effect evaluation method with emotion analysis. Secondly, this paper takes the crisis communication at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in China as an example and examines the persuasive effects of the peripheral route, represented by medical experts, and the central route, represented by mainstream media. This study finds that the peripheral route of persuasive communication can quickly establish communication trust and quickly change the public’s peripheral attitude, but the persuasive effect is unstable. The central route of persuasive communication demonstrates a significantly positive, stable, and anti-interference persuasive effect. Dual-subject persuasion is an important strategy for controlling an outbreak by rapidly establishing communication trust, combating an infodemic, boosting public confidence, and popularizing medical knowledge. This study evaluates the persuasive effects of crisis communication in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, hoping to provide valuable practical references for crisis communication during the outbreak in future global public health emergencies.

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Policy communication in times of public health crisis: Longitudinal network modeling of U.S. politician-health agency interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

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Parasocial diffusion: K-pop fandoms help drive COVID-19 public health messaging on social media

Parasocial diffusion: K-pop fandoms help drive COVID-19 public health messaging on social media

Multi-level emotion propagation in natural disaster events: diverse leadership of super-spreaders in different levels of hierarchy

Persuasive Effects of Crisis Communication during Public Health Emergency Outbreaks in China

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