School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore.
Health Commun. 2024 Nov;39(13):3032-3043. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2300902. Epub 2024 Jan 2.
In the current media environment, some individuals have shifted from actively monitoring news toward passively waiting for the media to alert them about news to a certain extent, forming a "news-finds-me" (NFM) perception. Drawing on a cross-sectional survey ( = 906) of adults from the United States, this study investigates the relationship between the NFM perception and COVID-19 misperceptions. Findings demonstrated a positive association between NFM perception and misperceptions. Moreover, information avoidance mediated the relationship between NFM and misperception. Finally, need for cognition (NFC) was a significant moderator, such that among those with greater NFC, the indirect effect of NFM perception on misperceptions became weaker. Findings of this study can contribute to the literature of NFM perception in health contexts and provide useful guidelines for combating misinformation and misperceptions in the algorithm-generated information environment.
在当前的媒体环境下，一些人已经从主动监控新闻转变为在一定程度上被动等待媒体提醒他们有关新闻，形成了一种“新闻找我”（NFM）的感知。本研究通过对美国成年人的横断面调查（ = 906），调查了 NFM 感知与 COVID-19 误解之间的关系。研究结果表明，NFM 感知与误解之间存在正相关关系。此外，信息回避中介了 NFM 与误解之间的关系。最后，认知需求（NFC）是一个重要的调节因素，即对于那些具有更高 NFC 的人来说，NFM 感知对误解的间接影响变弱。本研究的结果可以为健康背景下的 NFM 感知研究提供贡献，并为在算法生成的信息环境中对抗错误信息和误解提供有用的指导。
