The impact of social media on risk perceptions during the MERS outbreak in South Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Choi, Doo-Hun; Yoo, Woohyun; Noh, Ghee-Young; Park, Keeho
- Issue Date
- Jul-2017
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- MERS; Social media; Heuristic-systematic processing; Self-efficacy; Risk perceptions
- Citation
- COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, v.72, pp.422 - 431
- Journal Title
- COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
- Volume
- 72
- Start Page
- 422
- End Page
- 431
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/88104
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.004
- ISSN
- 0747-5632
- Abstract
- Analyzing nationally representative online panel survey data during the MERS outbreak in South Korea, this study examined the role of social media exposure in shaping public's risk perceptions of MERS. The present study also investigated the moderating role of heuristic-systematic processing and self-efficacy in the relationship between social media exposure and risk perceptions. The findings of this study showed that social media exposure was positively related to forming risk perceptions. Moreover, heuristic-systematic processing and self-efficacy were found to moderate the impact of social media on risk perceptions. The interaction effects suggested that the role of social media in increasing risk perceptions of MERS was heighted by heuristic-systematic processing and self-efficacy. The results and implications of this study are discussed in greater details. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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