COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo
In the digital media era, new media platforms have become the main channels for transmitting medical and health information in China. However, anti-intellectualism limits the effectiveness of disseminating health information. Therefore, in China, the government and health departments have made effor...
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| author | Shouyun Guo Teng Lin Nadeem Akhtar Juana Du |
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| description | In the digital media era, new media platforms have become the main channels for transmitting medical and health information in China. However, anti-intellectualism limits the effectiveness of disseminating health information. Therefore, in China, the government and health departments have made efforts to determine how to control anti-intellectualism to effectively disseminate medical and health information, given the situation of a global pandemic and its counter-measures. Against this backdrop, this study applied textual analysis to explore the manifestations of anti-intellectualism in network platforms. The key findings indicate that the irrational behavior of anti-intellectuals is manifested in emotional dominance, abusive behavior, overconfidence and trusting rumors. Based on these results, the authors propose some measures to balance the relationship between anti-intellectualism and health communication. The findings of the study have significant implications for improving the effectiveness of health communication in China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da39a6bb61d84cf486b72837d5410f342023-11-16T15:25:52ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-12-0111112110.3390/healthcare11010121COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina WeiboShouyun Guo0Teng Lin1Nadeem Akhtar2Juana Du3School of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC V9B5Y2, CanadaIn the digital media era, new media platforms have become the main channels for transmitting medical and health information in China. However, anti-intellectualism limits the effectiveness of disseminating health information. Therefore, in China, the government and health departments have made efforts to determine how to control anti-intellectualism to effectively disseminate medical and health information, given the situation of a global pandemic and its counter-measures. Against this backdrop, this study applied textual analysis to explore the manifestations of anti-intellectualism in network platforms. The key findings indicate that the irrational behavior of anti-intellectuals is manifested in emotional dominance, abusive behavior, overconfidence and trusting rumors. Based on these results, the authors propose some measures to balance the relationship between anti-intellectualism and health communication. The findings of the study have significant implications for improving the effectiveness of health communication in China.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/1/121anti-intellectualismChinahealth informationnew mediatextual analysis |
| spellingShingle | Shouyun Guo Teng Lin Nadeem Akhtar Juana Du COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo Healthcare anti-intellectualism China health information new media textual analysis |
| title | COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo |
| title_full | COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo |
| title_short | COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo |
| title_sort | covid 19 anti intellectualism and health communication assessing the chinese social media platform sina weibo |
| topic | anti-intellectualism China health information new media textual analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/1/121 |
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