Nadejda Komendantova published the paper "A multi-dimensional model of anticipating intention to use social media for disaster risk reduction, recently published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier).
The study was conducted using a multi-dimensional model designed on three parameters: technology adoption model, digital infrastructure characteristics of social media, and source credibility.
The results highlighted how the intention to use social media during disasters is generally driven by three factors: acquiring public information, confirming journalistic reporting, and sharing information related to disasters.
The full paper is accessible at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924001183