Skipping politics: Measuring avoidance of political content in social media [PDF]
Research & Politics, 2017 Selective exposure is a growing concern as people become more reliant on social media for political information. While self-reports often ask about exposure to political content on social media, existing research does not account for the fact that even ...
Leticia Bode +2 more
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Understanding News Avoidance in Social Media: A Systematic Literature Review
Religion and Social CommunicationIn the age of digital media, news avoidance behaviour is continually increasing. This behaviour has brought new challenges for society and democracy. Research on news avoidance has recently experienced a surge, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 ...
Annapurna Sharma, Mahesh Kumar Meena
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News Avoidance and Media Trust: Exploring Intentional Public Disengagement in Egypt’s Media System [PDF]
Journalism and MediaThis study examines news avoidance behaviors in Egypt’s media system, addressing a significant gap in understanding how audiences disengage from news content in non-Western contexts. Using a mixed-methods approach combining focus groups (n = 16), surveys
Ahmed Taher, Farah Ismail
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Media use and avoidance experiences during social distancing. [PDF]
Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 2022 Sara M. Grady +3 more
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Effect of emotional intelligence on problematic social media use among Chinese college students: mediating role of social exclusion and experiential avoidance [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectiveTo examine the mediating effects of social exclusion and experiential avoidance on college students’ emotional intelligence and problematic social media use.MethodsUsing convenience sampling, 1,448 students enrolled at nine public universities ...
Hexu Guan +7 more
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The dilemma of sweet temptation: How sugar perception confusion in sweetened beverages shapes consumer avoidance behavior. [PDF]
PLoS ONEDespite widespread consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, consumers face contradictory information from health authorities, marketing, and social media, yet limited research examines how this information conflict affects purchasing decisions.
Qingxia Li +5 more
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The paradox of AI content labeling: how clarity influences information avoidance via cognitive dissonance on social platforms [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThe rapid growth of AI-generated content (AIGC) on social media has led to the introduction of AI disclosure labels to enhance transparency; however, emerging technologies such as Sora2 make it difficult for users to discern synthetic from ...
Zhixuan Gong +4 more
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Studies in Communication, Media, 2022 This study investigates the comparative prevalence of information avoidance concerning the coronavirus and its relationship with media evaluation and use.
Christina Schumann +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected public health and the prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms among adults in Hubei Province, China. In this study, a total of 2,930 (662 males and 2,268 females) adults answered a questionnaire obtaining ...
Wenjie Duan, Qiujie Guan, Qiuping Jin
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Studies in Communication Sciences, 2022 A significant amount of political communication research is grounded in the dynamics of the media’s and the public’s attention to public issues, assuming that the news media draw the public’s attention to issues, thereby fostering an informed and ...
Gwendolin Gurr +2 more
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