Risk sharing on Twitter: Social amplification and attenuation of risk in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Highlights：

• Social amplification and attenuation of risk at early stage of the COVID outbreak.

• Twitter trust and sharing behaviors imply attenuation of risk.

• Distrust and misinformation concerns on Twitter affect risk sharing behaviors.

• Twitter risk message inconsistencies minimize risk sharing and risk knowledge.

摘要

•Social amplification and attenuation of risk at early stage of the COVID outbreak.•Twitter trust and sharing behaviors imply attenuation of risk.•Distrust and misinformation concerns on Twitter affect risk sharing behaviors.•Twitter risk message inconsistencies minimize risk sharing and risk knowledge.

论文关键词：Social amplification of risk framework,Twitter,Trust,Risk communication,COVID-19,Misinformation concerns

论文评审过程：Received 2 September 2020, Revised 28 July 2021, Accepted 13 August 2021, Available online 14 August 2021, Version of Record 16 August 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106983