News Avoidance during the Covid-19 Crisis: Understanding Information Overload

被引：90

作者：

de Bruin, Kiki ^{[1
,2
]}

de Haan, Yael ^{[1
]}

Vliegenthart, Rens ^{[2
]}

Kruikemeier, Sanne ^{[2
]}

Boukes, Mark ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] HU Univ Appl Sci Utrecht, Res Grp Journalism, Utrecht, Netherlands

[2] Univ Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sch Commun Res ASCoR, Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

DIGITAL JOURNALISM | 2021年 / 9卷 / 09期

关键词：

Covid-19; crisis; information overload; infodemic; news avoidance; news consumption; well-being; SEPTEMBER; 11; MEDIA; CONSUMPTION; ADOLESCENTS; RECOVERY; SEEKING; ONLINE; GAP;

D O I：

10.1080/21670811.2021.1957967

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

This study investigates the degree of news avoidance during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Based on two panel surveys conducted in the period April-June 2020, this study shows that the increased presence of this behavior, can be explained by negative emotions and feelings the news causes by citizens. Moreover, news avoidance indeed has a positive effect on perceived well-being. These findings point to an acting balance for individual news consumers. In a pandemic such as Covid-19 news consumers need to be informed, but avoiding news is sometimes necessary to stay mentally healthy.

引用

页码：1394 / 1410

页数：17

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