Perception of health risk can affect medical decisions and health behavior change. Yet the
concept of risk is a difficult one for the public to grasp. Whether perceptions of risk affect …

Ten years ago, scholars suggested that risk communication was embarking on a new phase
that would give increased attention to the social contexts that surround and encroach on …

We examined the implications of exposure to misinformation about COVID-19 in the United
States, South Korea, and Singapore in the early stages of the global pandemic. The online …

Analyzing nationally representative online panel survey data during the MERS outbreak in
South Korea, this study examined the role of social media exposure in shaping public's risk …

This study relies on state-of-the-art meta-analytical techniques to assess overall effects of
the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) model. The results support the utility of …

Recent attention on health-related information seeking has focused primarily on information
seeking within specific health and health risk contexts. This study attempts to shift some of …

Applying the theory of planned behavior and media dependency theory, this study examines
the effects of attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), media …

We explore theoretical mechanisms by which the interactivity of a medium enhances the
persuasive potential of messages, by investigating the effects of 2 different types of website …

In an effort to understand what motivates people to attend to information about flood risks,
this study applies the Risk Information Seeking and Processing model to explore how local …

The proliferation of social media applications such as online communities, social networking
sites, or blogs gives the public new means for receiving, and importantly, providing …