文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：The Influence of Communication on College Students' Self-Other Risk Perceptions of COVID-19: A Comparative Study of China and the United States

作者：Yang, Yi[1];Liu, Ru-De[1];Ding, Yi[2];Wang, Jia[3];Hong, Wei[1];Wu, Ying[2]

第一作者：Yang, Yi

通讯作者：Liu, RD[1]

机构：[1]Beijing Normal Univ, Fac Psychol, Beijing Key Lab Appl Expt Psychol, Natl Demonstrat Ctr Expt Psychol Educ, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China;[2]Fordham Univ, Grad Sch Educ, New York, NY 10023 USA;[3]Beijing Union Univ, Teachers Coll, Beijing 100874, Peoples R China

第一机构：Beijing Normal Univ, Fac Psychol, Beijing Key Lab Appl Expt Psychol, Natl Demonstrat Ctr Expt Psychol Educ, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China

通讯机构：[1]corresponding author), Beijing Normal Univ, Fac Psychol, Beijing Key Lab Appl Expt Psychol, Natl Demonstrat Ctr Expt Psychol Educ, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.

年份：2021

卷号：18

期号：23

外文期刊名：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85120069138);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000734755600001)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000734755600001)】；

基金：Funding: This research was supported by the National Social Science Fund of China (No. 17BSH102) to Ru-De Liu. This research was partially supported by 2020 Fordham University COVID-19 Research Grant to Yi Ding.

语种：英文

外文关键词：interpersonal communication; media exposure; risk perception; comparative study; college students; COVID-19

摘要：This study aimed to explore cross-country differences in the characteristics and determinations of self-other risk perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. We distinguished perceived risk to self from perceived risk to others and subdivided risk perceptions into three levels: personal, group, and societal. We focused on the differential impact of multiple communication channels (i.e., interpersonal communication, traditional media exposure, and new media exposure) on risk perceptions at the three levels. A sample of 790 college students completed self-report online questionnaires from May to June 2020, including 498 in China and 292 in the United States. The results showed an "ascending pattern," revealing that participants perceived higher levels of risk to others than to themselves. In addition, U.S. college students perceived higher risks of COVID-19 than Chinese college students at all levels. As for the relations between communication and risk perceptions, the results revealed that interpersonal communication and traditional media exposure were more effective with Chinese participants, whereas new media exposure was more effective with U.S. participants. Specifically, interpersonal communication was positively associated with risk perceptions at three levels, and the magnitude of the effect was higher in the Chinese group than in the U.S. group. Traditional media exposure increased societal risk perception only for Chinese college students, and new media exposure increased societal risk perception only for U.S. college students. Our findings provide theoretical implications for the characteristics and forming mechanisms of risk perceptions and also provide practical implications for policymakers in the two countries to implement effective measures to foster individuals' risk perceptions in relation to preventive behaviors.