Actual and Perceived Knowledge About COVID-19: The Role of Information Behavior in Media.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a health threat that has dominated media coverage. However, not much is known about individual media use to acquire knowledge about COVID-19. To address this open research question, this study investigated how the perceived threat is linked to media use and how media use is associated with perceived and actual knowledge about COVID-19. In a German online survey conducted between April 16 and April 27, 2020, N = 952 participants provided information on their perceived threat and media use to inform themselves about COVID-19. In this process, they indicated how well they were informed about COVID-19 (perceived knowledge) and subsequently completed a COVID-19 knowledge test (actual knowledge). Results indicated that individuals who felt more threatened by CO

SUBMITTER: Granderath JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8714891 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature