Department

Counseling and Human Services

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Date of Award

Fall 2023

Format

pdf

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

pdf

Proquest Document ID

30637257

Identifier

30637257 (Proquest ID)

School/University

St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)

Size or duration

161 pages

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

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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