Department
Counseling and Human Services
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Date of Award
Fall 2023
Format
Degree Level
Ph.D.
LCSH subject
COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Influence; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in mass media; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in popular culture; Risk perception; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 - -- Safety measures
Medium
Proquest Document ID
30637257
Identifier
30637257 (Proquest ID)
School/University
St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Size or duration
161 pages
Copyright date
Fall 2023
Document Type
Dissertation
First Advisor
Comstock-Benzick, Dana
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine individuals Covid-19 risk perceptions two years into a long running pandemic. Data was collected analyzing risk perception and safety preventative measures to understand how individuals communicated risk in a health crisis that lasts more than two years. 116,401 tweets were collected from March 7-18, 2022, and analyzed utilizing a qualitative content analysis design. Four main classes were identified from the data which looked at how individuals perceived risk, how individuals determined risk from information that was shared, what preventative measures individuals were utilizing, and how individuals were living after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had lasted more than two years. Five conclusions were made at the end of identifying themes and subthemes and recommendations for further research were provided.
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, risk, risk perception, safety, pandemic
Recommended Citation
Vargas, Elizabeth, "What COVID-19 tweets reveal about risk perception and safety preventative measures and behaviors two years into a pandemic" (2023). Dissertations. 66.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/dissertations/66
Creative Commons License
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