Attention to the media and worry over becoming infected: the case of the Swine Flu (H1N1) Epidemic of 2009

This paper examines the relationship between attention to the mass media and concern about becoming infected with H1N1 in two nationwide random samples interviewed during the flu epidemic of 2009. The first sample (N = 1004) was taken at the end of the first wave of the outbreak in the US and the se...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sociology of health & illness 2013-02, Vol.35 (2), p.325-331
Hauptverfasser:	Mesch, Gustavo S., Schwirian, Kent P., Kolobov, Tanya
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Consumer Health Information - standards Disease Outbreaks Diseases Environmental Exposure epidemic Epidemics fear Fear - psychology Female H1N1 Health Behavior Humans Influenza Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - psychology Male Mass Media Media coverage Middle Aged Models, Theoretical Prevention Public health Regression Analysis Socioeconomic Factors Sociology Surveys and Questionnaires Swine flu United States of America Young Adult
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