Navigating vaccine misinformation: a study on users’ motivations, active communicative action and anti-misinformation behavior via chatbots
Online Information Review,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025
Purpose
The
global
prevalence
of
vaccine
misinformation
has
underscored
the
crucial
necessity
to
combat
false
information
and
explore
innovative
solutions
like
chatbots.
These
artificial
intelligence
(AI)-powered
tools
play
a
pivotal
role
in
disseminating
accurate
mitigating
adverse
effects
misinformation.
This
study
aimed
investigate
what
factors
motivated
users
using
chatbot
tools,
their
active
communication
actions
anti-misinformation
behaviors.
Design/methodology/approach
Researchers
surveyed
612
United
States
utilized
structural
equation
modeling
for
data
analysis.
Findings
findings
this
revealed
that
both
situational
gratification
motivations
significantly
contributed
three
essential
types
communicative
actions:
information-seeking,
forwarding
forfending.
Meanwhile,
demonstrated
except
forfending,
information-seeking
could
enhance
user
engagement
with
behavior.
Originality/value
originality
lies
its
integration
two
key
motivational
frameworks
–
within
context
AI-driven
chatbots,
particularly
combating
While
previous
research
explored
use
chatbots
or
separately,
uniquely
combines
these
concepts
theory
problem-solving
(STOPS)
model
uses
gratifications
(U&G)
theory.
Additionally,
practical
implications
design
strategies
targeted
at
are
significant
contribution,
demonstrating
how
motivation-driven
interactions
can
be
used
improve
public
health
outcomes.
Язык: Английский
I See the Problem, Why Don’t You? Examining Problem Irrecognition through the Context of COVID-19
Journal of Public Relations Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 22
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Язык: Английский
Catenation between mHealth application advertisements and cardiovascular diseases: moderation of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled internet of things, digital divide, and individual trust
BMC Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
25(1)
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
identified
noncommunicable
diseases
as
the
foremost
risk
to
public
health
globally
and
cause
of
approximately
80%
premature
deaths.
However,
Cardiovascular
account
for
most
these
deaths
established
threats
health.
Recently,
digitization
consultancy
services
through
mHealth
(e.g.,
mobile
applications)
using
artificial
intelligence
(AI)-enabled
Internet
Things
has
notably
facilitated
accessibility
expert
advice
continuous
monitoring
Cardiac
on
matters,
making
it
more
convenient
adoption
in
recent
times.
Nonetheless,
scant
attention
been
paid
how
digital
media
might
encourage
digitally
based
consulting
while
accounting
current
IoT,
Digital
Divide,
Individual
Trust
conditions.
Given
this
status
quo,
study
contributes
body
literature
by
delving
into
an
unexplored
evaluation
role
advertising
plays
outlining
characteristics
effectiveness
AI-enabled
IoT
mHealth.
The
used
a
cross-sectional
online
survey
collect
data
from
495
middle-aged
adults.
findings
showed
that
social
influence,
performance
expectation,
effort
expectancy,
facilitating
conditions
are
critical
factors
predicting
intention
use
applications.
While
advertisements
effective
ingraining
perception
their
better
regarding
evading
cardiovascular
added
with
is
tool
adopting
utilization
promote
emerging
elements
like
counter
diseases,
e.g.,
disease,
not
yet
thoroughly
explored.
Consequently,
communication
features
promotion
among
adults
remains
largely
uncharted.
This
research
examines
respond
showcasing
media.
Drawing
analogy
UTAUT-3
theory,
investigates
advertisement
can
effectively
recently
integrated
consultation
services.
Remarkably,
trust
IoTs-based
applications
remained
insignificant.
divide
resulting
low
literacy
Global
South,
especially
Pakistan,
primary
obstacle
apps
suggests
organizations
such
WHO,
apps,
telemedicine
service
providers
employ
messaging
instructional
educate
public.
Язык: Английский
Societal perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: strategic communicative action in problem solving
Linda Dam,
Anne Marie Borsai Basaran
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
Investigating the Psychological, Social, Cultural, and Religious Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Intention in Digital Age: A Media Dependency Theory Perspective
Vaccines,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
11(8), С. 1338 - 1338
Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2023
Media
exposure
to
health
communication
contents
related
the
COVID-19
pandemic
alone
is
inadequate
measure
influence
of
media
on
individuals
in
adopting
precautionary
behaviors
against
COVID-19,
such
as
vaccine
uptake.
Certain
may
pay
attention
and
be
influenced
by
content.
However,
literature
has
suggested
other
instrumental
determinants
developing
measures,
culture
or
religion,
especially
regarding
vaccination.
In
times
crisis,
pandemic,
it
valuable
examine
interrelationships
among
psychological,
sociocultural,
informational
factors.
This
can
provide
insights
for
policymakers
effective
strategies.
Drawing
an
analogy
between
dependency
theory
(MDT)
Theory
Planned
Behavior
(TPB)
model,
this
study
unravels
factors
underpinning
uptake
intention
Pakistanis.
The
utilized
a
cross-sectional
research
design
employed
survey
method
gather
data
from
sample
993
participants.
findings
obtained
PLS-SEM
analysis
confirmed
that
relied
both
traditional
social
cope
with
pandemic.
show
rely
more
content
disseminated
through
conventional
channels.
also
suggest
Asian
countries,
Pakistan,
tend
inclined
toward
collectivism.
about
moderating
role
religiosity
religious
beliefs
significantly
shape
individuals'
reliance
media.
Hence,
uniquely
contributed
public
management
providing
strategy
managers
address
disseminating
misinformation
religion
its
impact
vaccination-related
issues.
theoretically
principles
theory.
As
result,
recommended
various
information
sources
cultivate
resilience
manage
crises
effectively.
Язык: Английский