Personal Narrative under Nationalism: Chinese COVID-19 Vaccination Expressions on Douyin

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Scholars are divided over whether narrative/storytelling occupies a central position in health-related behaviour or in the health-related issues discussed on social media platforms. This study explored Chinese COVID-19 vaccination expressions on Douyin, China’s biggest short-video sharing social media platform, and found that narration is still the most important tool employed by Chinese users when talking about COVID-19 vaccinations on Douyin, emphasizing nationalism and widespread optimism. Most of the narratives employed by Chinese users come from a first-person perspective. Nationalism, as manifested in the support expressed for national policies, rather than the external platform characteristics of memetics, makes the Chinese users’ expressions about COVID-19 vaccinations similar on Douyin. Douyin seems to have become a ‘pilgrimage platform’ for the Chinese public to express their patriotic sentiment and their trust in the country and the government.

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Hepeng Jia: (View ORCID Profile)

Yu Xie: (View ORCID Profile)

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Journal ID (publisher-id): IJERGQ

Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Abbreviated Title: IJERPH

Publisher: MDPI AG

ISSN (Electronic): 1660-4601

Publication date Created: October 2022

Publication date (Electronic): October 01 2022

Volume: 19

Issue: 19

Page: 12553

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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912553

SO-VID: cf072861-ab76-4269-8414-652c50188d7c

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