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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Understanding Information Processing and Protective Behaviors during the Pandemic: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study.

Weidan Cao, Qinghua Yang, Xinyao Zhang

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Weidan CaoDepartment of Strategic Communication, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5417-2121
Qinghua YangCollege of Communication, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1358-8096
Xinyao ZhangSchool of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.

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backgroundFew existing studies have examined information processing as an independent variable to predict subsequent information behaviors in a pandemic context, and the mechanism of subsequent information behavior processing following the initial or prior information behavior is unclear.

objectiveOur study aims to apply the risk information seeking and processing model to explain the mechanism of subsequent systematic information processing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA three-wave longitudinal online national survey was administered during the period of July 2020 to September 2020. Path analysis was conducted to test the relationships between prior and subsequent systematic information processing and protective behaviors.

resultsOne important finding was the key role of prior systematic information processing, as indirect hazard experience was found to be a direct predictor of risk perception (

conclusionsThe study has made important contributions in that it extends the scholarship on health information behaviors by (a) highlighting that relevant hazard experience in risk information seeking and processing model should be expanded to include indirect experience, and (b) providing the mechanism of subsequent systematic information processing following prior information processing. Our study also provides practical implications on health/risk communication and protective behaviors' promotion in the pandemic context.

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COVID-19Health BehaviorHumansLongitudinal StudiesPandemicspandemicprotective behaviorsrisk information seeking and processing modelsystematic information processing

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PMID36901050
PMCPMC10001955

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