Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore
It is imperative to provide emergency preparedness messages so that the public can react appropriately to potential nuclear crises. Considering the mass media's extensive audience outreach, this study investigates how emergency preparedness message frames and the type of communication channels...
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| author | Ho, Shirley S. Kim, Nuri Looi, Jiemin Leong, Alisius D. |
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| description | It is imperative to provide emergency preparedness messages so that the public can react appropriately to potential nuclear crises. Considering the mass media's extensive audience outreach, this study investigates how emergency preparedness message frames and the type of communication channels can influence individuals’ trust in government, risk perceptions, and acceptance of nuclear energy development in a neighboring country. A 4 (Emergency preparedness message frame: competence vs. care vs. honesty vs. control) × 2 (Communication channel: social media vs. traditional media) between-subjects factorial experiment was conducted online with 600 participants. Messages centered on care influenced participants’ trust in government the most. Messages disseminated through traditional media impacted participants’ trust in government more than social media. Participants’ trust in government and risk perceptions mediated the relationship between message frames and the types of communication channel on their acceptance of nuclear energy development in a neighboring country. Theoretical implications, practical implications, and directions for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1381782024-03-07T00:23:39Z Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore Ho, Shirley S. Kim, Nuri Looi, Jiemin Leong, Alisius D. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Framing Communication Channel It is imperative to provide emergency preparedness messages so that the public can react appropriately to potential nuclear crises. Considering the mass media's extensive audience outreach, this study investigates how emergency preparedness message frames and the type of communication channels can influence individuals’ trust in government, risk perceptions, and acceptance of nuclear energy development in a neighboring country. A 4 (Emergency preparedness message frame: competence vs. care vs. honesty vs. control) × 2 (Communication channel: social media vs. traditional media) between-subjects factorial experiment was conducted online with 600 participants. Messages centered on care influenced participants’ trust in government the most. Messages disseminated through traditional media impacted participants’ trust in government more than social media. Participants’ trust in government and risk perceptions mediated the relationship between message frames and the types of communication channel on their acceptance of nuclear energy development in a neighboring country. Theoretical implications, practical implications, and directions for future research are discussed. Accepted version 2020-04-28T02:07:52Z 2020-04-28T02:07:52Z 2020 Journal Article Ho, S. S., Kim, N., Looi, J., & Leong, A. D. (2020). Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore. Energy Research & Social Science, 65, 101477-. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101477 2214-6296 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138178 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101477 2-s2.0-85080028176 65 1 19 en NRF2014NPR‐NPRP001–004 Energy Research and Social Science © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Energy Research and Social Science and is made available with permission of Elsevier Ltd. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Framing Communication Channel Ho, Shirley S. Kim, Nuri Looi, Jiemin Leong, Alisius D. Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore |
| title | Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore |
| title_full | Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore |
| title_short | Care, competency, or honesty? Framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in Singapore |
| title_sort | care competency or honesty framing emergency preparedness messages and risks for nuclear energy in singapore |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Framing Communication Channel |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138178 |
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