The impact of social media on risk perceptions during the MERS outbreak in South Korea

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Highlights：

• Social media exposure was positively associated with risk perceptions of MERS.

• Systematic processing was positively associated with risk perceptions of MERS.

• Self-efficacy for MERS was negatively associated with risk perceptions of MERS.

• Social media exposure interacted with HSM and self-efficacy to influence risk perceptions of MERS.

摘要

•Social media exposure was positively associated with risk perceptions of MERS.•Systematic processing was positively associated with risk perceptions of MERS.•Self-efficacy for MERS was negatively associated with risk perceptions of MERS.•Social media exposure interacted with HSM and self-efficacy to influence risk perceptions of MERS.

论文关键词：MERS,Social media,Heuristic-systematic processing,Self-efficacy,Risk perceptions

论文评审过程：Received 7 December 2016, Revised 27 February 2017, Accepted 1 March 2017, Available online 3 March 2017, Version of Record 9 March 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.004