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Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts

As COVID-19 spread globally in 2020, it culminated in distress, anxiety, and uncertainty in dealing with a global health pandemic. Paramount during this period was the dissemination of accurate and updated information about COVID-19, as a means to reduce negative emotions. Close contacts also play a...

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Main Authors: Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha, A. Manaf, Aini Maznina, Syed Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah
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Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113654/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/id/article/view/1951
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1136542024-11-19T07:12:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113654/ Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha A. Manaf, Aini Maznina Syed Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah As COVID-19 spread globally in 2020, it culminated in distress, anxiety, and uncertainty in dealing with a global health pandemic. Paramount during this period was the dissemination of accurate and updated information about COVID-19, as a means to reduce negative emotions. Close contacts also play a vital role; in disseminating information, they must ensure that they disclose their health status, to avoid infections from spreading. However, individuals may be reluctant to seek information from close contacts, due to many reasons. Accordingly, this study seeks to examine information avoidance on COVID-19 with close contacts among young adults from the perspective of the Theory of Motivated Information Management (TMIM). Specifically, we explored factors influencing COVID-19 information avoidance, including anxiety discrepancy, outcome expectancy and close contact’s target efficacy among young adults. Through a cross-sectional survey distributed online in November 2020, we targeted undergraduate students in Klang Valley, Malaysia (N = 483). Overall, the study found support for TMIM. Only two hypotheses were not supported; anxiety did not influence outcome expectancy or target efficacy. Target efficacy also mediated the relationship between outcome expectancy and information avoidance. The repercussions of these findings on TMIM, as well as other factors that may influence health information management will be deliberated. International Islamic University Malaysia 2024-06-28 Article PeerReviewed Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha and A. Manaf, Aini Maznina and Syed Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah (2024) Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts. Intellectual Discourse, 32 (1). pp. 291-317. ISSN 0128-4878; eISSN: 2289-5639 https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/id/article/view/1951 10.31436/id.v32i1.1951
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description As COVID-19 spread globally in 2020, it culminated in distress, anxiety, and uncertainty in dealing with a global health pandemic. Paramount during this period was the dissemination of accurate and updated information about COVID-19, as a means to reduce negative emotions. Close contacts also play a vital role; in disseminating information, they must ensure that they disclose their health status, to avoid infections from spreading. However, individuals may be reluctant to seek information from close contacts, due to many reasons. Accordingly, this study seeks to examine information avoidance on COVID-19 with close contacts among young adults from the perspective of the Theory of Motivated Information Management (TMIM). Specifically, we explored factors influencing COVID-19 information avoidance, including anxiety discrepancy, outcome expectancy and close contact’s target efficacy among young adults. Through a cross-sectional survey distributed online in November 2020, we targeted undergraduate students in Klang Valley, Malaysia (N = 483). Overall, the study found support for TMIM. Only two hypotheses were not supported; anxiety did not influence outcome expectancy or target efficacy. Target efficacy also mediated the relationship between outcome expectancy and information avoidance. The repercussions of these findings on TMIM, as well as other factors that may influence health information management will be deliberated.
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author Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha
A. Manaf, Aini Maznina
Syed Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah
spellingShingle Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha
A. Manaf, Aini Maznina
Syed Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah
Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts
author_facet Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha
A. Manaf, Aini Maznina
Syed Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah
author_sort Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha
title Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts
title_short Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts
title_full Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts
title_fullStr Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts
title_full_unstemmed Do we really have to talk about that? avoiding COVID-19 topics with close contacts
title_sort do we really have to talk about that? avoiding covid-19 topics with close contacts
publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113654/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/id/article/view/1951
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