Exploring Conceptualizations of COVID-19 Risk in Ideologically Distinct Online Communities: A Computational Grounded Theory Analysis
This study demonstrated that while both communities were concerned about COVID-19, their perceptions of risk focused on different aspects of the same risk event. This underscores the need for targeted interventions that engage with divergent ideologies and value systems across groups of people.
Authors
- Nathan TeBlunthuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3333-5013)
- Laura K. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8948-300X)
- Jeremy Foote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0078-2925)
- Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2582-0948)
- Toluwani E. Adekunle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-5177)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Calvin University (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/67968
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.59