Validation of the COVID-19 Transmission Misinformation Scale and Conditional Indirect Negative Effects on Wearing a Mask in Public

Bok, Stephen; Martin, Daniel E.; Acosta, Erik; Lee, Maria; Shum, James

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111319

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“…The COVID-19 Transmission Misinformation Scale (CTMS) was established by Bok et al (2021) . There are 12 items on the scale, with five levels: 1 = “strongly disagree,” 2 = “highly disagree,”3 = “hesitate,” 4 = “agree,” 5 = “firmly agree.”…”

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“…To avoid misleading and ambiguous language, and to prevent any unclear content from becoming disinformation, it is vital to stress each element in a piece of health information (Chen et al, 2021). Chen et al (2021) Bok et al (2021) contains an item on 5G networks; however, 5G networks are uncommon in Vietnam, and the research team has not adjusted the content of the item to suit the development in Vietnam. Future studies should consider adjusting the content of items to suit the context at the time of research.…”

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The relationship between transmission misinformation, COVID-19 stress and satisfaction with life among adults

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The perplexing evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on the spiritual lives of Vietnamese people in general, and particularly adults. The objective of this study was to ascertain the link between adult satisfaction with life and COVID-19 stress in Vietnam and investigate if COVID-19 transmission disinformation modifies the effect of COVID-19 stress on adult satisfaction with life. A total of 435 Vietnamese adults were enrolled online to finish answering, including the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SL), the COVID-19 Stress Scale (CS), and the COVID-19 Transmission Misinformation Scale (CTMS), consisting of 350 females and 85 males. Correlation, regression, and basic mediation analyses were used to dissociate the data. According to the findings of our study, there is a difference in gender in satisfaction with life. Females have a greater degree of satisfaction with life than males. Significant differences exist between relatives of direct and indirect COVID-19 transmission misinformation workers. People who had relatives who were frontline medical staff had higher COVID-19 Transmission Misinformation than others. There is a positive correlation between satisfaction with life and COVID-19 spreading disinformation, but it can have adverse effects on persons’ physical health. Additionally, COVID-19 transmission misinformation has a role in the relationship between COVID-19 stress and adult life satisfaction. Individuals are more likely to access misinformation about COVID-19 transmission, which results in enhanced life satisfaction. During the COVID-19 epidemic, adults in Vietnam should be aware of the damaging consequences of COVID-19 transmission misinformation on their stress levels. Stress may significantly influence not just one’s mental health but also other aspects of one’s life. Clinicians should be aware of COVID-19 transmission misinformation and stress, which affect psychological treatment.

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The relationship between transmission misinformation, COVID-19 stress and satisfaction with life among adults

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“…It is also worth mentioning several studies examining in detail the rumors, myths and hypotheses associated with COVID-19 and their direct connection to the perceptions of the pandemic. Thus, aspects considered range from climate and natural factors (4,5) to the dis-and misinformation disseminated in social and mass media sources (6). Therefore, the theoretical basis of our study was expanded and included several aspects of the intended analysis of COVID-19 media discourse in the Russian Federation.…”

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Analyzing Russian Media Policy on Promoting Vaccination and Other COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Measures

Stepanov¹,

Komendantova

2022

Front. Public Health

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in many tangible and intangible losses. To manage the risk of the pandemic and to mitigate its further spread, governments of many countries applied various pandemic risk mitigation measures. Media campaigns played a particularly large role during the pandemic, too. In addition, social media grew in importance because of the spread of technologies and as a result of the increased attention to information about COVID-19. Media information strongly influenced both the public perception of COVID-19 risk and decision-making processes and choices, which people made regarding risk reduction measures during the pandemic. Moreover, media information has had a major impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of various countries' risk management actions. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to investigate the influence of the Russian media on the population's perception of risk, and to address the question about which linguistic and psychological methods they used to shape different media discourses about the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, we analyzed media discourses as a part of the case study of COVID-19 risk management in the Russian Federation. The theoretical basis of the study includes mass communication theories. The methodological basis consists of linguo-cognitive analysis of empirical materials for specific political-philosophical, linguistic-publicistic, and sociopsychological functioning.

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“…Some have shown that the need for information in times of crises combined with the public nature of social media are important reasons for the spread of inaccurate information [ 58 ]. Most fabrication revolved around COVID-19’s statistics, origins, transmission, prevention and treatment [ 58 , 59 ]. False narratives can affect people’s health and safety, as is the case of mistrusting mask regulations or the false rumors surrounding hydroxychloroquine’s therapeutic efficacy [ 59 , 60 ].…”

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“…Most fabrication revolved around COVID-19’s statistics, origins, transmission, prevention and treatment [ 58 , 59 ]. False narratives can affect people’s health and safety, as is the case of mistrusting mask regulations or the false rumors surrounding hydroxychloroquine’s therapeutic efficacy [ 59 , 60 ]. Furthermore, this atmosphere of mistrust can lead to negative psycho-social outcomes with economic and ethical healthcare considerations [ 58 ].…”

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The Impact of Information Sources on COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) among University Students: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Baker

Marzouqa

Yaghi

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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COVID-19 is an emerging respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus accompanied by a tsunami of misinformation and fake news. This can weaken the public health responses by affecting the COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the public. Therefore, this cross-sectional study was designed during the early stage of the pandemic to evaluate the KAP of Palestinian university students and their commonly used information sources. We found that the most trusted information source among students was the World Health Organization (WHO), followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) briefings and healthcare workers, whereas social media was the most frequently used source of information. The participants exhibited a high level of COVID-19-related knowledge, having an average score of 8.65 (range: 0–10). In total, 76% avoided going to crowded places, and only 33% wore a mask while being outdoors. The vast majority (93%) checked the accuracy of COVID-19-related information before publishing it, 56% used the WHO and MoH briefings for fact-checking, and only 8% relied on healthcare workers. This was particularly the case for those who lived in refugee camps. This study provides an insight into the information sources used by Palestinian university students, the sources they trust, and the information formats they prefer. These results may help public health authorities to locate the information sources through which university students should be targeted. Efforts should be made to recommend healthcare workers as credible information sources. In this way, they will be able to prevent the spread of misleading information and provide high-quality information, especially within unconventional settings such as refugee camps.

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Validation of the COVID-19 Transmission Misinformation Scale and Conditional Indirect Negative Effects on Wearing a Mask in Public

Cited by 11 publications

References 136 publications

The relationship between transmission misinformation, COVID-19 stress and satisfaction with life among adults

The relationship between transmission misinformation, COVID-19 stress and satisfaction with life among adults

Analyzing Russian Media Policy on Promoting Vaccination and Other COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Measures

The Impact of Information Sources on COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) among University Students: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

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