Influence of Online Social Support on the Public's Belief in Overcoming COVID-19

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Highlights：

• The public's beliefs in overcoming COVID-19 were investigated.

• Pessimistic thinking influences the belief and is impacted by informational support.

• Negative emotion affects belief via a full mediating effect of pessimistic thinking.

• Tangible and esteem support affect the belief, education has a moderating effect.

• Negative emotion is not influenced by online social support but by other factors.

摘要

•The public's beliefs in overcoming COVID-19 were investigated.•Pessimistic thinking influences the belief and is impacted by informational support.•Negative emotion affects belief via a full mediating effect of pessimistic thinking.•Tangible and esteem support affect the belief, education has a moderating effect.•Negative emotion is not influenced by online social support but by other factors.

论文关键词：COVID-19,Online social support,Belief,Cognition,Emotion

论文评审过程：Received 28 August 2020, Revised 17 February 2021, Accepted 6 March 2021, Available online 15 March 2021, Version of Record 20 March 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102583