The nature of influence and degree of confidence in the information about the pandemic among generation Z students
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Generation Z, COVID-19 pandemic, information, confidence, artificial intelligence, digitalization.Abstract
The article examines the nature of influence and degree of confidence in information about the COVID 19 pandemic among Generation Z students at Russian and Slovak universities. A sociological survey using the Likert methodology, an in-depth interview and a focus group were used as empirical methods. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the study was conducted remotely using Google Form, VoIP service Skype and a cloud conference platform: Zoom. The study revealed that Russian and Slovak young people of Generation Z are contradictory to any information: Russian Gen Z students found a contradiction over the credibility of pandemic statistics and the usefulness of COVID 19 information in the media; Slovak Gen Z students are inclined to believe that information about the pandemic is far-fetched, while most Slovak respondents in this study expressed confidence in information about pandemic. When comparing the aggregates by qualitative characteristics, certain similarities were revealed: there is a statistical significance between the factorial and effective characteristics with a high and very high positive correlation. The results obtained can help develop views on the nature of the impact and the degree of confidence in information about the COVID 19 pandemic among representatives of different generations.Downloads
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