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Behavioral Surveillance for Population and Public Health Informatics (57) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (654) Theme Issue: Human Factors of the COVID-19 Outbreak (74) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1826) Infectious Diseases (non-STD/STI) (1726) JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2554)

Published on in Vol 17 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/77790, first published .
Reconsidering Trust and Information Engagement and Unpacking the Role of Emotion in Public Responses During the Early Stage of a Public Health Crisis in China: Web-Based Survey Study

Reconsidering Trust and Information Engagement and Unpacking the Role of Emotion in Public Responses During the Early Stage of a Public Health Crisis in China: Web-Based Survey Study

Reconsidering Trust and Information Engagement and Unpacking the Role of Emotion in Public Responses During the Early Stage of a Public Health Crisis in China: Web-Based Survey Study

Authors of this article:

Zhiming Liu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiawei Tu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tien-Tsung Lee1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lu Wei2, 3 Author Orcid Image
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Zhiming Liu   1 , MSc ;   Jiawei Tu   1 , MS ;   Tien-Tsung Lee   1 , PhD ;   Lu Wei   2, 3 , PhD

1 Department of Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China

2 Communication University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China

3 College of Media and International Culture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Jiawei Tu, MS
  • Department of Communication
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • University of Macau
  • E21B Humanities and Social Sciences Building
  • Avenida da Universidade
  • Taipa, Macau
  • China
  • Phone: 853 88228387
  • Email: jiawei.tu@connect.um.edu.mo