The Journal for Information Professionals
Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems (APJIS), a Scopus and ABDC indexed journal, is a
flagship journal of the information systems (IS) field in the Asia Pacific region.
ISSN 2288-5404 (Print) / ISSN 2288-6818 (Online)
Editor : Seung Hyun Kim
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| Date | March 2025 |
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| Vol. No. | Vol. 35 No. 1 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.14329/apjis.2025.35.1.1 |
| Page | 1~20 |
| Title | Network Analysis of Differences in Group Interaction between Supporters and Opponents of Vaccination in a Russian Social Media |
| Author | Anna Yu. Sarkisova, Daria O. Dunaeva, Evgeny Yu. Petrov, Michail G. Myagkov |
| Keyword | Social Network Analysis, Online Community, Anti-vaxxers, COVID-19, Narrative |
| Abstract | Distrust of the population in vaccination is one of the key problems of modern healthcare. Therefore, the peculiarities of the spread of anti-vaxxer narratives are a popular subject of sociological research. The largest Russian social network, VK, has several hundred communities that actively published content on the topic of vaccination against COVID-19 during the pandemic. They reflect a sharp polarization of opinion. The self-positioning of these communities makes it possible to divide them into pro-vaxxers, anti-vaxxers and neutrals. Network analysis of these communities showed differences in the behavior of supporters and opponents of vaccination in the digital space. There were significantly more communities against vaccinations. The network of anti-vaxxer communities has a significantly higher degree of density compared to pro-vaxxer communities. The leading communities according to various network criteria are the antixer communities. The results confirm the greater activity, cohesion and propensity for consolidation of anti-vaxxers compared to pro-vaxxers. The reasons are related to the characteristics of peoples behavior in risky situations (prospect theory by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky). In situations of health threat, people tend to take risks. Radical anti-vaxxers are seeking to take advantage of this situation. Mass vaccinations are becoming a reflection of broader socio-political tensions. |
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