Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty

This debate examines the impact of infodemics – an over-abundance of information – on social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of its external effects, social distancing behavior (SDB) shares fundamental properties with public goods, whose potential for undersupply has been examined e...

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Autores principales:	Susumu Cato, Takashi Iida, Kenji Ishida, Asei Ito, Hiroto Katsumata, Kenneth Mori McElwain, Masahiro Shoji
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	social distancing infodemics risk aversion public good social media Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:41564cc69ca249818c27acf349c0c3222021-12-01T14:40:59ZSocial media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty1654-988010.1080/16549716.2021.1995958https://doaj.org/article/41564cc69ca249818c27acf349c0c3222021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1995958https://doaj.org/toc/1654-9880This debate examines the impact of infodemics – an over-abundance of information – on social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of its external effects, social distancing behavior (SDB) shares fundamental properties with public goods, whose potential for undersupply has been examined extensively in the social sciences. Although the negative effects of infodemics have been emphasized by governments and international organizations, theoretical models suggest that infodemics may work as a mitigation mechanism. That is, infodemics may enhance people’s SDBs. Based on original survey data, we show that media exposure can positively increase SDB. We conclude by discussing two public health implications. First, the media plays an important role in motivating SDB. Second, even if infodemics can increase SDB, we must be wary of their ability to pose other, non-negligible dangers.Susumu CatoTakashi IidaKenji IshidaAsei ItoHiroto KatsumataKenneth Mori McElwainMasahiro ShojiTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesocial distancinginfodemicsrisk aversionpublic goodsocial mediaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENGlobal Health Action, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	social distancing infodemics risk aversion public good social media Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Susumu Cato Takashi Iida Kenji Ishida Asei Ito Hiroto Katsumata Kenneth Mori McElwain Masahiro Shoji Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
description	This debate examines the impact of infodemics – an over-abundance of information – on social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of its external effects, social distancing behavior (SDB) shares fundamental properties with public goods, whose potential for undersupply has been examined extensively in the social sciences. Although the negative effects of infodemics have been emphasized by governments and international organizations, theoretical models suggest that infodemics may work as a mitigation mechanism. That is, infodemics may enhance people’s SDBs. Based on original survey data, we show that media exposure can positively increase SDB. We conclude by discussing two public health implications. First, the media plays an important role in motivating SDB. Second, even if infodemics can increase SDB, we must be wary of their ability to pose other, non-negligible dangers.
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author	Susumu Cato Takashi Iida Kenji Ishida Asei Ito Hiroto Katsumata Kenneth Mori McElwain Masahiro Shoji
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title	Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
title_short	Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
title_full	Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
title_fullStr	Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
title_full_unstemmed	Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
title_sort	social media infodemics and social distancing under the covid-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/41564cc69ca249818c27acf349c0c322
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Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty

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