Understanding Intention to Spread Anti-Rumors of Natural Disasters in Social Media

DOI

10.2991/icedem-17.2017.24How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Rumors; Natural disasters; Rumor-dispelling; Social media

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate users' intention of spreading anti-rumors of natural disasters in social media. Adopted from Technology Acceptance Model, the theoretical model was constructed. 196 questionnaires were collected. Descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Model were employed as the research methods. The main findings are as followings. Attitude has a significant positive effect on intention of spreading anti-rumors of natural disasters. Reputation has a significant positive impact on attitude and intention of spreading natural disasters. Perceived ease of use has no significant impact on attitude toward spreading anti-rumors of natural disasters.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Minyi Chen
AU  - Qianjin Zong
AU  - Yunqing Zhu
PY  - 2017/12
DA  - 2017/12
TI  - Understanding Intention to Spread Anti-Rumors of Natural Disasters in Social Media
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Economic Development and Education Management (ICEDEM 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 90
EP  - 93
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icedem-17.2017.24
DO  - 10.2991/icedem-17.2017.24
ID  - Chen2017/12
ER  -