트위터의 일본 방사능 위험 정보가 낙관적 편향에 미치는 영향: 집단주의 성향의 조절적 역할을 중심으로

초록

Recently, the amount of risk information being circulated through SNS is increasing fast. Considering this, the current study examines the influence of Twitter risk information on optimistic bias. An experiment was conducted in which college students were exposed to the Japan radiation risk information in the form of Twitter messages. It was found that the participants showed optimistic bias but the amount varied with the conditions of other variables. Collectivism moderated the effects of the exemplification type and source credibility by mainly affecting the judgment of others risk.

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