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Area of Science:

  • Health Communication
  • Information Science
  • Pandemic Studies

Background:

  • Limited research exists on information processing predicting pandemic-related behaviors.
  • The mechanism linking prior and subsequent information processing in pandemics remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply the risk information seeking and processing model to explain subsequent systematic information processing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To investigate the role of prior information processing in predicting health behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • A three-wave longitudinal online national survey was conducted from July to September 2020.
  • Path analysis was used to examine relationships between information processing and protective behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Prior systematic information processing directly predicted risk perception and indirectly predicted protective behaviors.
  • Information insufficiency was identified as a key mediator in subsequent systematic information processing and protective behavior.

Conclusions:

  • The study expands the risk information seeking and processing model to include indirect hazard experience.
  • It elucidates the mechanism of subsequent systematic information processing, offering practical insights for health communication during pandemics.