Communication Networks and Individual Resilience for Individual Well-Being During a Time of Crisis.

The deprivation of offline communication necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic raises questions about whether and how external social resources and internal ability lead individuals to maintain their well-being. However, most research on the two factors, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been based on cross-sectional survey data during the early lockdowns and focused on each factor separately. Combining the two lines of research, this study investigates how individuals' communication networks and resilience interacted with each other and influenced individual well-being at two time points during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A comprehensive examination of association between belief in vaccine misinformation and vaccination intention in the COVID-19 context.

Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is widely available in the public communication environment. Exposure to the misinformation may increase perceived risk of and evoke negative emotions toward COVID-19 vaccines that may eventually reduce COVID-19 vaccination intentions. The negative influences of misinformation may vary by aspects of individuals' social networks.

Toward More Effective Public Health Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Suggesting Audience Segmentation Based on Social and Media Resources.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health communication campaigns have been targeted at reducing viral transmission, specifically among populations most vulnerable to infection and death from the virus (e.g. older adults).

Social implications of children's smartphone addiction: The role of support networks and social engagement.

Background and aims Most studies have regarded smartphone addiction as a condition stemming from individuals' psychological issues, so research has rarely examined it in relation to a lack of social resources and its social impacts. However, this study reinterprets smartphone addiction as a social problem stemming from a lack of offline social networks and resulting in a decline of social engagement. Methods This study drew on a survey of 2,000 children in Korea consisting of 991 males and 1,009 females with an average age of 12 years old.