Abstract
With the large spread of information thanks to ICT, public security events are increasingly focused on by the public. But meanwhile, the phenomenon of people’s information avoidance in these events still exists and even becomes more prominent. However, existing studies on information avoidance have ignored such an important context (i.e., public security event) and the influence of people’s perceptions of social relationship. To fill the gaps, we develop a model to explore the influence of social distance on information avoidance through two opposite mechanisms from a dual involvement perspective, perceived relevance and negative affect, in the context of public security events. We also consider self-efficacy’s moderating role to identify the boundary conditions. A scenario-based survey with college students was conducted to test the proposed research model. Finally, theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Huang, Lizhuo; Yang, Bo; and Sun, Yongqiang, "Social Distance and Information Avoidance in Public Security Events: A Dual Involvement Perspective" (2023). PACIS 2023 Proceedings. 78.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2023/78
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