How fear and collectivism influence public's preventive intention towards COVID-19 infection: a study based on big data from the social media.

Feng HuangHuimin DingZeyu LiuPeijing WuMeng ZhuAng LiTingshao Zhu

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

The promotion of fear on people's preventive intention may be limited and conditional, and values of collectivism can well compensate for the promotion of fear on preventive intention. These results provide scientific inspiration on how to enhance the public's preventive intention towards COVID-19 effectively.

Keyphrases

social media
big data
healthcare
artificial intelligence
coronavirus disease
machine learning
sars cov
mental health
health information
prefrontal cortex
respiratory syndrome coronavirus