The social amplification and attenuation of COVID-19 risk perception shaping mask wearing behavior: A longitudinal twitter analysis.

Suellen HopferEmilia J FieldsYuwen LuGanesh RamakrishnanTed GroverQuishi BaiYicong HuangChen LiGloria Mark

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Users ascribed many meanings to mask wearing in the social media information environment revealing that COVID-19 risk was expressed in a more expanded range than objective risk. The simultaneous amplification and attenuation of COVID-19 risk perception on social media complicates public health messaging about mask wearing.

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