ArticleThe Journal of communication2019
The Potential for Narrative Correctives to Combat Misinformation
Article in The Journal of communication, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Overcoming health misinformation in marginalized groups: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2025Pooled it
- The Resilience of Attitude Toward Vaccination: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial on the Processing of Misinformation.JMIR formative research · 2024Trial
- Using narratives to correct politically charged health misinformation and address affective belief echoes.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2024Trial
- Integrating vaccine hesitancy into the health belief model: additive effects on parental decision-making for child RSV vaccination.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Changing beliefs or changing behavior? Understanding the belief-to-behavior process and intervening to curb the impact of misinformation.Journal of consumer psychology : the official journal of the Society for Consumer Psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and Related Factors of Narrative Messages in Correcting Health-Related Misinformation: Protocol for a Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Using narrative and informational messages to improve correctional professionals' attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder.Health & justice · 2025Article
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- Looking ahead: Caregivers' COVID-19 vaccination intention for children 5 years old and younger using the health belief model.Vaccine · 2022Article
- Facts Tell, Stories Sell? Assessing the Availability Heuristic and Resistance as Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying the Persuasive Effects of Vaccination Narratives.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Vaccine Hesitancy and Trust in the Scientific Community in Italy: Comparative Analysis from Two Recent Surveys.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Emotion and humor as misinformation antidotes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Can confidence help account for and redress the effects of reading inaccurate information?Memory & cognition · 2021Article
- Understanding Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Promotions and Hesitancy in Northern California Through Examining Public Facebook Pages and Groups.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
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- You don't have to tell a story! A registered report testing the effectiveness of narrative versus non-narrative misinformation corrections.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2020Article
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Abstract
Misinformation can influence personal and societal decisions in detrimental ways. Not only is misinformation challenging to correct, but even when individuals accept corrective information, misinformation can continue to influence attitudes: a phenomenon known as belief echoes, affective perseverance, or the continued influence effect. Two controlled experiments tested the efficacy of narrative-based correctives to reduce this affective residual in the context of misinformation about organic tobacco. Study 1 (
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