How to talk about crises? Leaders' narrative strategies during the COVID‐19 vaccination campaign in Italy and France

Policy Studies Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025

Abstract Defined by threat, urgency, and uncertainty, crises produce opportunities for government leaders to exploit create meaning around their policy decisions in such unstable circumstances. In narrating preferred solutions, one of the tools governments can use is relying on evidence‐based information. However, some studies have also stressed importance recovering emotional inputs when directing public toward compliance. Based upon this premise, we first propose an original typology intersecting evidence/emotions with loss/gain‐framed narrative dimensions, enriching analytical available Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), especially it applied studying interpreting formulation narratives times crisis. We then a set expectations that are empirically tested against strategies concerning vaccination campaign during COVID‐19 crisis two European countries, Italy France. By taking into account official statements executive health ministers, they been analyzed through Discourse Network Analyzer (DNA) software, incorporating our NPF coding scheme. The analysis shows tracing leaders' back evidence/emotion gain/loss dimensions allows more nuanced differences emerge not immediately observable resorting standard categories. Indeed, although stories told countries broadly similar terms characters moral story, emotion‐based prevail both contexts, observe greater overall admonitions scaring tactics France than Italy. Moreover, looking at evolution over time, stability gain‐framed Italian case seems less consistent progressively intrusive nature solutions adopted government.

Язык: Английский

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From Psychological Mechanisms to Policy Interventions: Integrating SOR Framework and Secondary Risk Theory for Mitigating Vaccine Hesitancy

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025

Vaccination has emerged as the most anticipated intervention to mitigate spread of virus. However, vaccine hesitancy remains a pervasive issue, and few studies have explored link between external policy psychological factors impact on hesitancy. This study categorizes interventions into three types: media interventions, reminder service proposes integrating Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework secondary risk theory explore integration in receivers’ willingness reactions (n = 6532). Using survey dataset collected China, employs structural equation modeling (SEM) analyze relationships these strategies, individual cognitions, COVID-19 The results show that from formal news sources, reminders family members, educational campaigns about vaccines significantly enhance vaccination willingness. Conversely, via telephone material incentives little no positive effect. also finds confidence perception influence willingness, while pandemic does not. These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers designing effective strategies combat promote during pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Societal perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: strategic communicative action in problem solving

Journal of Communication Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

Purpose The current study seeks to understand the strategic communicative processes in which various health information seeking media sources impact intentions engage with opposing positions of specific behaviors such as COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Guided by situational theory problem-solving (STOPS) framework, explores relationships between traditional use and social use, or acquisition an antecedent, on perceptions problem recognition, constraint recognition involvement turn, motivation for Design/methodology/approach A quantitative online survey involving 239 U.S. participants was conducted this study. Findings Results found that those who recognize hesitancy a problematic situation, wanted learn more about felt low were motivated solve situation had greater share permit information. Specifically, positively predicted while level but did not significantly predict recognition. Originality/value contribute public research demonstrating awareness knowledge societal-level situations can behaviors. extend STOPS exploring mediating impacts factors have communication existing literature differentiating separate effects source types variables. Study findings provide practical implications professionals educators. understanding levels allows messaging be impactful publics.

Язык: Английский

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Do social media matter? The effects of information seeking on COVID-19 psychological and behavioral processes

Telematics and Informatics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 83, С. 102027 - 102027

Опубликована: Июль 28, 2023

With the evolution of media technologies, social have developed as a means to purposive and incidental use subsequent benefits detriments. This study investigates how individuals' information via helps them achieve psychological behavioral advances in context COVID-19 pandemic. study's novelty lies its positioning seeking (SMIS) precursor staged processes Theory Planned Behavior. novel extension entails testing conceptual model influence SMIS on three factors (i.e., attitudes, subjective norms, perceived control), which, turn, predict intention. It implements cross-sectional data from survey adults New York City 2020 (N=1,021). The structural equation models were well-fitting generally validated by data, including posited two steps Structural modeling underscores role core driver wearing facemask, with positive effects attitudes control mediated In terms sheltering place, there was evidence and, intention, but mediation weaker this model. Theoretical practical implications are discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Threshold dynamics of a stochastic infectious disease model with vaccination age under saturated media coverage

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 70(1), С. 657 - 688

Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Seeking information about Covid-19 vaccine on social media: a moderated mediated model of antecedents and behavioral outcomes

Library Hi Tech, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2024

Purpose Social media have been playing a critical role in seeking and sharing health related information consequently shaping individuals’ behaviors. This study investigates how about Covid-19 vaccine on social is to receiving intentions. The furthers explores the association of trust uncertainty with moderating prior experience this association. Design/methodology/approach We developed questionnaire collected data from 525 educated users through “Google Forms.” Further, we applied ordinary least squares (OLS) regress test hypothesis. Findings noted that positively influenced which further affected However, effect was not only as weak but also found negatively affecting associations seeking. Research limitations/implications findings provide insights into understanding public perceptions regarding cultural contexts developing country. it informs patterns issues media, an may likely benefit policymakers, care providers researchers understand antecedents behavioral outcomes during crisis. elucidates leveraging power motivate accept vaccines. Originality/value uniquely combines particular context Covid-19. It extends literature by introducing conditional experience.

Язык: Английский

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Vaccine sentiments and hesitancy on social media: a natural language processing-powered real-time monitoring system (Preprint)

JMIR Medical Informatics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12, С. e57164 - e57164

Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2024

Vaccines serve as a crucial public health tool, although vaccine hesitancy continues to pose significant threat full uptake and, consequently, community health. Understanding and tracking is essential for effective interventions; however, traditional survey methods present various limitations.

Язык: Английский

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Vaccine sentiments and hesitancy on social media: a natural language processing-powered real-time monitoring system (Preprint)

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2024

Vaccines serve as a crucial public health tool, although vaccine hesitancy continues to pose significant threat full uptake and, consequently, community health. Understanding and tracking is essential for effective interventions; however, traditional survey methods present various limitations. This study aimed create real-time, natural language processing (NLP)–based tool assess sentiment across 3 prominent social media platforms. We mined curated discussions in English from Twitter (subsequently rebranded X), Reddit, YouTube platforms posted between January 1, 2011, October 31, 2021, concerning human papillomavirus; measles, mumps, rubella; unspecified vaccines. tested multiple NLP algorithms classify into positive, neutral, or negative using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 3Cs (confidence, complacency, convenience) model, conceptualizing an online dashboard illustrate contextualize trends. compiled over 86 million discussions. Our top-performing models displayed accuracies ranging 0.51 0.78 classification 0.69 0.91 classification. Explorative analysis on our platform highlighted variations activity about hesitancy, suggesting unique patterns different innovative system performs real-time of topics major networks, providing trend insights assist campaigns at enhancing

Язык: Английский

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The role of media in Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

Payesh (Health Monitor) Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(2), С. 307 - 310

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

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Язык: Английский

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Social media influence on COVID-19 vaccine perceptions among University students: a Malawi case study

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Май 14, 2024

Abstract Introduction The global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic relies significantly on vaccination. collective international effort has been massive, but pace of vaccination finds hindrance due to supply and vaccine hesitancy factors. Understanding public perceptions, especially through lens social media, is important. This study investigates influence media perceptions among university students in Malawi. Methods utilized a quantitative methodology employed cross-sectional design explore relationship between dynamics 382 randomly sampled at MUBAS. Data, collected by use Likert-scale questionnaire, was analyzed using IBM SPSS 20 for descriptive statistics Pearson correlation tests. Results findings reveal crucial correlations. Specifically, trust online information shows positive ( r = 0.296, p < 0.01) with active engagement discussions. Conversely, negative surfaces concerning individuals’ reactions availability Malawi -0.026, > 0.05). demographic overview highlights prevalence 16 30 age group, representing 92.9% respondents. Conclusions identified correlations emphasize need careful communication strategies tailored combat misinformation enhance acceptance younger underscores digital platforms’ potential disseminating accurate information. suggest presence complex factors shaping perceptions.

Язык: Английский

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