Hung Shih-Chieh, Yang Shu-Ching, Luo Yi-Fang
The Intelligent Electronic Commerce Research Center, Institute of Education, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan 710301, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 26;18(21):11247. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111247.
Internet media may exacerbate public confusion and anxiety about COVID-19. New media health literacy (NMHL) is considered to play a protective role against health-related misinformation from the media for individuals to maintain their health. The current study aims to examine the relationship among Taiwanese adults' NMHL, health status, anxiety, and prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey, and 342 responses were included in the analysis. The survey tools include Health Status, COVID-19-Related New Media Health Literacy, COVID-19 Anxiety, and COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors. The research showed that both functional and critical prosuming literacy had positive relationships with health status. Functional consumption literacy had a weak negative correlation with COVID-19 anxiety. Furthermore, critical consumption literacy had a positive relationship with COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Therefore, individuals' health, anxiety, and prevention behaviors are affected by different aspects of COVID-19-related new media health literacy. Compared to their consuming media literacy, Taiwanese adults have insufficient prosuming media literacy in regard to COVID-19 health issues.
网络媒体可能会加剧公众对新冠疫情的困惑和焦虑。新媒体健康素养（NMHL）被认为可以保护个人免受媒体传播的健康相关错误信息的影响，从而维护自身健康。本研究旨在探讨台湾成年人在新冠疫情期间的新媒体健康素养、健康状况、焦虑程度和预防行为之间的关系。这项横断面研究通过在线调查进行，共342份回复纳入分析。调查工具包括健康状况、新冠疫情相关新媒体健康素养、新冠疫情焦虑程度和新冠疫情预防行为。研究表明，功能性和批判性参与式素养均与健康状况呈正相关。功能性消费素养与新冠疫情焦虑呈微弱负相关。此外，批判性消费素养与新冠疫情预防行为呈正相关。因此，个人的健康、焦虑和预防行为受到新冠疫情相关新媒体健康素养不同方面的影响。与消费媒体素养相比，台湾成年人在新冠疫情健康问题上的参与式媒体素养不足。
