The Impact of Social Media Use on Online Collective Action During China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation: A Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA) Perspective

Authors: Zhao, X., Guan, M. and Liang, X.

Journal: International Journal of Communication

Volume: 16

Pages: 85-106

eISSN: 1932-8036

Abstract:

The role of social media in fostering collective action in China is under constant debate, and the mechanism underlying the effects of social media use on collective action has not garnered sufficient scholarly attention. This study aims to investigate the (in)direct effects of attention to social media—administered by the governmental (gov) and nongovernmental sectors (nongov), respectively—for information about COVID-19 mitigation in China on intention to participate in online collective action (IPOCA). Findings from a survey suggest that attention to both social media (gov) and social media (nongov) directly predicted IPOCA. The indirect effect of attention to social media (gov) on IPOCA was significantly mediated by social identification. This study evidences the impact of social media on collective action in China and theoretically underpins its mechanisms through the social identity model of collective action

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36442/

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The Impact of Social Media Use on Online Collective Action During China's COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation: A Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA) Perspective

Authors: Zhao, X., Guan, M. and Liang, X.

Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION

Volume: 16

Pages: 85-106

ISSN: 1932-8036

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36442/

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The Impact of Social Media Use on Online Collective Action During China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation: A Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA) Perspective

Authors: Zhao, X., Guan, M. and Liang, X.

Journal: International Journal of Communication

Volume: 16

Pages: 85-106

Publisher: University of Southern California

ISSN: 1932-8036

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36442/

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The Impact of Social Media Use on Online Collective Action During China’s COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation: A Social Identity Model of Collective Action (SIMCA) Perspective

Authors: Zhao, X., Guan, M. and Liang, X.

Journal: International Journal of Communication

Volume: 16

Pages: 85-106

ISSN: 1932-8036

Abstract:

The role of social media in fostering collective action in China is under constant debate, and the mechanism underlying the effects of social media use on collective action has not garnered sufficient scholarly attention. This study aims to investigate the (in)direct effects of attention to social media—administered by the governmental (gov) and nongovernmental sectors (nongov), respectively—for information about COVID-19 mitigation in China on intention to participate in online collective action (IPOCA). Findings from a survey suggest that attention to both social media (gov) and social media (nongov) directly predicted IPOCA. The indirect effect of attention to social media (gov) on IPOCA was significantly mediated by social identification. This study evidences the impact of social media on collective action in China and theoretically underpins its mechanisms through the social identity model of collective action.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36442/

https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/17576/3628

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