Yotam Ophir

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Alexander Semenov |Alexander Nikolaev |Rui Wang |Yotam Ophir

ABSTRACTThe generation of online conversations depend on participants’ ability to engage others. Existing approaches to measuring conversational influence rely on limited metrices, such as the number of ‘likes’ and ‘shares’. Drawing from Cooperative Game Theory, this study introduces Content Engagement Capacity (CEC), an innovative network-based method for measuring the ability of content to facilitate conversations.

Nov 25, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Emily Andrews |Nathan P. Walter |Yotam Ophir |Dror Walter

ABSTRACTAlthough much attention has been given to vaccine hesitancy, there is still considerable ambiguity regarding its epistemological antecedents. The current meta-analysis addresses this theoretical and practical gap by focusing on the interplay between trust, belief in conspiracy theories, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (k = 32), as well as key moderators such as the availability of the vaccine and the state and progress of the pandemic.