Table 2 Words belonging to the Affect LIWC category that appear in the primarily Death-based clusters in the three snapshot word co-occurrence networks shown in Fig. 3a–c. The middle and right columns indicate in which snapshots they are most prominent, and the likely explanation for their association with the concept of death during the pandemic
From: Public risk perception and emotion on Twitter during the Covid-19 pandemic
Word | Figures | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
Positive | 3a–c | Used in reference to the number of people that have tested positive for Covid-19 |
Isolat* | 3a, b | Used in discussion surrounding symptomatic and at-risk individuals self-isolating |
Care | 3b, c | Used in relation to: the health care system; the death care industry; the admission of Covid-19 patients to intensive care units; and deaths occurring in care homes for the elderly |
Panic | 3a | Panic-buying of household goods, e.g. toilet paper, hand-sanitiser |
Protests | 3c | George Floyd’s death and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests |