Open AccessCOVID-19 Communication Ecologies: Using Interpersonal, Organizational, and Mediated Communication Resources to Cope With a Pandemic
Author(s) -
J. Brian Houston
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american behavioral scientist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1552-3381
pISSN - 0002-7642
DOI - 10.1177/0002764221992837
Subject(s) - interpersonal communication , pandemic , crisis communication , public health , coping (psychology) , health communication , public relations , perspective (graphical) , organizational communication , communication studies , covid-19 , ecology , psychology , sociology , political science , social psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , biology , social science , nursing , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , computer science
Information and communication resources are needed for individuals to cope with a public health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic. These resources include interpersonal, organizational, and mediated communication, which collectively constitute a communication ecology. This interdisciplinary special issue of American Behavioral Scientist focuses on applications of a communication ecology perspective to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each article in this issue examines one or more specific aspect of COVID-19 communication ecologies to expand understanding of how a variety of communication resources can foster individual and collective coping with a global public health crisis. Insights from this issue can inform ongoing response to COVID-19 and planning for future public health crises.