scholarly journals Public Emotions and Rumors Spread During the COVID-19 Epidemic in China: Web-Based Correlation Study

10.2196/21933 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. e21933
Author(s):  
Wei Dong ◽  
Jinhu Tao ◽  
Xiaolin Xia ◽  
Lin Ye ◽  
Hanli Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Study ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Inappropriate Behaviors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Relationship

Background Various online rumors have led to inappropriate behaviors among the public in response to the COVID-19 epidemic in China. These rumors adversely affect people’s physical and mental health. Therefore, a better understanding of the relationship between public emotions and rumors during the epidemic may help generate useful strategies for guiding public emotions and dispelling rumors. Objective This study aimed to explore whether public emotions are related to the dissemination of online rumors in the context of COVID-19. Methods We used the web-crawling tool Scrapy to gather data published by People’s Daily on Sina Weibo, a popular social media platform in China, after January 8, 2020. Netizens’ comments under each Weibo post were collected. Nearly 1 million comments thus collected were divided into 5 categories: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and neutral, based on the underlying emotional information identified and extracted from the comments by using a manual identification process. Data on rumors spread online were collected through Tencent’s Jiaozhen platform. Time-lagged cross-correlation analyses were performed to examine the relationship between public emotions and rumors. Results Our results indicated that the angrier the public felt, the more rumors there would likely be (r=0.48, P<.001). Similar results were observed for the relationship between fear and rumors (r=0.51, P<.001) and between sadness and rumors (r=0.47, P<.001). Furthermore, we found a positive correlation between happiness and rumors, with happiness lagging the emergence of rumors by 1 day (r=0.56, P<.001). In addition, our data showed a significant positive correlation between fear and fearful rumors (r=0.34, P=.02). Conclusions Our findings confirm that public emotions are related to the rumors spread online in the context of COVID-19 in China. Moreover, these findings provide several suggestions, such as the use of web-based monitoring methods, for relevant authorities and policy makers to guide public emotions and behavior during this public health emergency.

scholarly journals Public Emotions and Rumors Spread During the COVID-19 Epidemic in China: Web-Based Correlation Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Dong ◽  
Jinhu Tao ◽  
Xiaolin Xia ◽  
Lin Ye ◽  
Hanli Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Study ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Inappropriate Behaviors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND Various online rumors have led to inappropriate behaviors among the public in response to the COVID-19 epidemic in China. These rumors adversely affect people’s physical and mental health. Therefore, a better understanding of the relationship between public emotions and rumors during the epidemic may help generate useful strategies for guiding public emotions and dispelling rumors. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore whether public emotions are related to the dissemination of online rumors in the context of COVID-19. METHODS We used the web-crawling tool Scrapy to gather data published by People’s Daily on Sina Weibo, a popular social media platform in China, after January 8, 2020. Netizens’ comments under each Weibo post were collected. Nearly 1 million comments thus collected were divided into 5 categories: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and neutral, based on the underlying emotional information identified and extracted from the comments by using a manual identification process. Data on rumors spread online were collected through Tencent’s Jiaozhen platform. Time-lagged cross-correlation analyses were performed to examine the relationship between public emotions and rumors. RESULTS Our results indicated that the angrier the public felt, the more rumors there would likely be (r=0.48, <i>P</i>&lt;.001). Similar results were observed for the relationship between fear and rumors (r=0.51, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) and between sadness and rumors (r=0.47, <i>P</i>&lt;.001). Furthermore, we found a positive correlation between happiness and rumors, with happiness lagging the emergence of rumors by 1 day (r=0.56, <i>P</i>&lt;.001). In addition, our data showed a significant positive correlation between fear and fearful rumors (r=0.34, <i>P</i>=.02). CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm that public emotions are related to the rumors spread online in the context of COVID-19 in China. Moreover, these findings provide several suggestions, such as the use of web-based monitoring methods, for relevant authorities and policy makers to guide public emotions and behavior during this public health emergency.

An Assessment of Lean Communication at a Nuclear Power Plant

2015 ◽  
pp. 118-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edem G. Tetteh ◽  
Yao Amewokunu
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Process Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Common Understanding

Communication is the sharing of information between individuals or groups to reach common understanding or goals. Ensuring effective and efficient communication is important when dealing with complex structures such as a nuclear power generation environment. This calls for a need for partnership and dialogue between major stakeholders in government, industry, employees, and the public at large. Even though communication can alarm people to seek safety, it can be used to calm employees as well as generate a sense of urgency. This chapter uses a survey to investigate the relationship between communication and 13 critical factors of lean management principles in an organization where safety is the fundamental component of the process. Data was collected and analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results show that friendliness, willingness, guarantee, criticism, self-esteem, and acceptance are positive predictors of a lean communication while responsibility is negative.

scholarly journals Socialtjänstens roll i samhällets krisberedskap – en studie ur personalens perspektiv

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carin Björngren Cuadra
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Crisis Preparedness ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Public System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to contribute to knowledge as regard the relationship between the social services and the public system for crisis preparedness as seen from the perspective of social services staff with direct contact with clients and/or first-line leaders. Empirically the study concerns the staff’s experience of severe events and of activities and processes pertaining to crisis preparedness, such as risk and vulnerability analysis, education and exercises. Further, it concerns staff’s valua- tion of major risks and of crisis preparedness as an area of operation. The material was obtained with a web based questionnaire (N=1020) with closed and open questions and with room for free text. The material was analysed in terms of frequencies and subjected to open qualitative coding. The results suggests that the staff are not involved in the activities and processes of crisis prepared- ness to a significant extent, although they seem to be motivated. They do not seem to have been given opportunities to develop an understanding of crisis preparedness and how it affects social services. They also seem to have a composite understanding of central concepts in the area of crisis preparedness such as crisis, extraordinary events, risk and vulnerability. Their understanding seems to be underpinned by considerations involving intersubjective dimensions of security. It is concluded that it would be beneficial for the system of crisis preparedness if the social servi- ces were systematically involved and differing notions of central concepts were clarified. Further, given an acknowledgement of the role of intersubjective dimensions of security the social services could contribute perspectives informed by their close contacts with users and the general popula- tion as regards risks, vulnerability and consequences of crisis and disasters. It is argued that this would contribute qualitatively to crisis preparedness as an area of operation. 

An Assessment of Lean Communication at a Nuclear Power Plant

2020 ◽  
pp. 1017-1037
Author(s):  
Edem G. Tetteh ◽  
Yao Amewokunu
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Process Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Efficient Communication ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Common Understanding

Communication is the sharing of information between individuals or groups to reach common understanding or goals. Ensuring effective and efficient communication is important when dealing with complex structures such as a nuclear power generation environment. This calls for a need for partnership and dialogue between major stakeholders in government, industry, employees, and the public at large. Even though communication can alarm people to seek safety, it can be used to calm employees as well as generate a sense of urgency. This chapter uses a survey to investigate the relationship between communication and 13 critical factors of lean management principles in an organization where safety is the fundamental component of the process. Data was collected and analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results show that friendliness, willingness, guarantee, criticism, self-esteem, and acceptance are positive predictors of a lean communication while responsibility is negative.

scholarly journals The Relation Between Knowledge and Experience of Facing Flood Toward The Anxiety Level of Head Families in The Flood-Prone Areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Dwi Rahmah Fitriani ◽  
Milkhatun Milkhatun ◽  
Mukhripah Damaiyanti ◽  
Siti Khoiroh Muflihatin ◽  
Alfi Ari Fakhrur Rizal
Keyword(s):  
Household Head ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Family ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Flood Prone Areas

Families who reside in the surrounding flood-prone areas require flood preparedness to undertake preparedness so that family members do not create new problems such as anxiety. This study aims to determine the relationship of knowledge with experience in dealing with the level of anxiety of household head anxiety. This research is a cross-sectional descriptive correlation study and the sample used in this study is 225 households. The results of the study using the Anova test showed that the knowledge and experience of dealing with floods were related to the anxiety of household heads in disaster-prone areas (p = 0.001; α = 0.05). Multivariate of results were found that the most related factor was an experience. This study recommends that the family knowledge needs to be increased through simulation training to deal with floods by involving the Regional Management Agency, the local government and the Public Health Center

Reinforcing Moral Disengagement in the Relationship of Ethical Leadership on Employee Task Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-188
Author(s):  
Surya Mutiara Saragih ◽  
Andi Ina Yustina ◽  
Christine Novita Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

This study analyzes the relationship between ethical leadership and task performance and the moderating effect of moral disengagement. The data in this study were 244 respondents who were taken by conducting a web-based questionnaire for employees in various industries in Indonesia. To process data and test hypotheses, researchers used the SEM-PLS approach. This study found that ethical leadership influences employee task performance. However, the relationship between ethical leadership and employee task performance was found to be positive and significant. This study also found that moral disengagement has a moderating effect, strengthening the relationship between ethical leadership and task performance.

Modern Day Trojan Horse

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
Zahra Sina ◽  
Nadia Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Trojan Horse ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
The Public

Personal hygiene products are used on a daily basis by many people. Many are comparable to the Trojan horse. On the outside, they appear to be harmless. They are contained in attractive bottles and they rely on misleading ads to attract consumers. However, these products may contain potentially harmful chemicals and many people are unaware of how individuals, societies and environments are affected in the various stages of the life cycle of many personal hygiene products. Our STSE issue deals with an everyday product that falls under the Trojan horse analogy–lotion. We are concerned that our peers and other young adults are purchasing lotions without the knowledge of how they came to stand on the shelves of a store. We conducted a correlation study between gender and popular lotion brands among teenagers and the reasons behind their choices. We came to the conclusion that more females than males were interested in popular lotion brands due to enticing features that targets mainly feminine interests (e.g. scent is an aspect of lotion that more females than males consider when purchasing the brand). For our actions, we prepared an educational mind-map on our issue and a video compilation where we interviewed female students on their reactions to various lotion brand commercials. Our actions are meant to inform the public about the controversies surrounding our issue and the techniques companies use to gain the attention of potential consumers.

The Dynamics of Egypt’s “Semi-opposition,” 2004–11

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-103
Author(s):  
Mai Mogib Mosad
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Political System ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Relationship

This paper maps the basic opposition groups that influenced the Egyptian political system in the last years of Hosni Mubarak’s rule. It approaches the nature of the relationship between the system and the opposition through use of the concept of “semi-opposition.” An examination and evaluation of the opposition groups shows the extent to which the regime—in order to appear that it was opening the public sphere to the opposition—had channels of communication with the Muslim Brotherhood. The paper also shows the system’s relations with other groups, such as “Kifaya” and “April 6”; it then explains the reasons behind the success of the Muslim Brotherhood at seizing power after the ousting of President Mubarak.

Tanggung Jawab Hukum Penilai Publik terhadap Laporan Penilaian Kegiatan Pengadaan Tanah bagi Pembangunan untuk Kepentingan Umum (Studi Atas Kantor Jasa Penilai Publik Toto Suharto)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagah Yaumiyya Riyoprakoso ◽  
AM Hasan Ali ◽  
Fitriyani Zein
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Systematic Explanation

This study is based on the legal responsibility of the assessment of public appraisal reports they make in land procurement activities for development in the public interest. Public assessment is obliged to always be accountable for their assessment. The type of research found in this thesis is a type of normative legal research with the right-hand of the statue approach and case approach. Normative legal research is a study that provides systematic explanation of rules governing a certain legal category, analyzing the relationship between regulations explaining areas of difficulty and possibly predicting future development. . After conducting research, researchers found that one of the causes that made the dispute was a lack of communication conducted between the Government and the landlord. In deliberation which should be the place where the parties find the meeting point between the parties on the magnitude of the damages that will be given, in the field is often used only for the delivery of the assessment of the compensation that has been done.

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