Department of Communication, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Risk Anal. 2021 May;41(5):771-786. doi: 10.1111/risa.13679. Epub 2021 Jan 23.
This research focuses on three factors that influence how individuals cognitively process information related to the coronavirus outbreak. Guided by dual-process theories of information processing, we establish how the two different information processing modes (system 1: heuristic processing; system 2: systematic processing) are influenced by individuals' responsibility attribution, discrete negative emotions, and risk perception. In an experiment, participants were exposed to a news article that either blames China (n = 445) or does not blame China (n = 498) for the pandemic. Results reveal that exposure to the responsibility attribution frame led individuals to engage in more heuristic processing, but it did not influence systematic processing. Discrete negative emotions and risk perception mediated the relationship between responsibility attribution and information processing. The indirect relationships suggest a more intricate process underlying heuristic processing and systematic processing. In particular, information processing styles seem to be determined by social judgment surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
这项研究关注三个因素，它们影响个体如何认知处理与冠状病毒爆发相关的信息。本研究以信息处理的双加工理论为指导，确定了两种不同的信息加工模式（系统 1：启发式加工；系统 2：系统加工）如何受到个体责任归因、离散负性情绪和风险感知的影响。在一项实验中，参与者接触了一篇指责中国（n = 445）或不指责中国（n = 498）应对疫情的新闻文章。结果表明，接触责任归因框架会促使个体进行更多的启发式加工，但不会影响系统加工。离散负性情绪和风险感知在责任归因与信息处理之间起中介作用。间接关系表明启发式加工和系统加工背后存在更复杂的过程。特别是，信息处理方式似乎取决于围绕冠状病毒大流行的社会判断。
