Exploring Political Mistrust in Pandemic Risk Communication: Mixed-Method Study Using Social Media Data Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This research extends prior studies by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare on pandemic-related risk perception, concentrating on the role of trust in health authorities and its impact on public health outcomes.

Objective

The paper aims to investigate variations in trust levels over time and across social media platforms, as well as to further explore 12 subcategories of political mistrust. It seeks to understand the dynamics of political trust, including mistrust accumulation, fluctuations over time, and changes in topic relevance. Additionally, the study aims to compare qualitative research findings with those obtained through computational methods.

Methods

Data were gathered from a large-scale data set consisting of 13,629 Twitter and Facebook po

SUBMITTER: Unlu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625074 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature