ABSTRACT

The current study investigates the impact of interactive visualization of scientific data in COVID-19 news on audiences’ fear arousal, perceived threat, and preventive intentions. An experiment compared the interactive and non-interactive versions of a news story that visualized big data of the rapid spread of coronavirus (N = 153). Results showed that interactive visualization evoked more intense fear arousal, which led to higher levels of perceived threat of COVID-19 and preventive intentions against the virus. Participants with higher conservatism were more susceptible to this effect, even after controlling for their maladaptive perceptions that downplay the threat of the pandemic.

摘要

目前的研究调查了 COVID-19 新闻中科学数据的交互式可视化对观众恐惧唤醒、感知威胁和预防意图的影响。一项实验比较了新闻故事的交互式和非交互式版本，这些版本将冠状病毒快速传播的大数据可视化（N = 153）。结果表明，交互式可视化唤起了更强烈的恐惧感，从而导致更高水平的 COVID-19 威胁感知和对该病毒的预防意图。具有较高保守性的参与者更容易受到这种影响，即使在控制了他们淡化大流行威胁的适应不良的看法之后也是如此。