ArticleComputers in human behavior2022
"I enjoy thinking critically, and I'm in control": Examining the influences of media literacy factors on misperceptions amidst the COVID-19 infodemic.
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- Game-based inoculation versus graphic-based inoculation to combat misinformation: a randomized controlled trial.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2023Trial
- Does Cyberchondria Influence Subjective Well-Being in Online Healthcare platforms?-An Empirical Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Infodemic: Challenges and solutions in topic discovery and data process.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- A Story is Better Told With Collective Interests: An Experimental Examination of Misinformation Correction During the COVID-19 Pandemic.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- Investigation of personal variables, technology usage, vaccine-related variables, social media-specific epistemological beliefs, media literacy, social impact strategies variables affecting vaccine hesitancy beliefs in the Covid-19 pandemic.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2023Article
- Investigating links between Internet literacy, Internet use, and Internet addiction among Chinese youth and adolescents in the digital age.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Emotion Dysregulation and Conspiracy Beliefs about COVID-19: The Moderating Role of Critical Social Media Use.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Article
- Conservative Media Use and COVID-19 Related Behavior: The Moderating Role of Media Literacy Variables.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A mediation model of the relationship between university students' news media literacy and xenophobia: The role of intellectual humility, perceived threat, and blind patriotism.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Misinformation circulation has arguably reached a peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating an "infodemic" that severely endangers public health and well-being. Using a moderated mediation model, a survey of 712 respondents from China reveals that social media information seeking is positively associated with COVID-19 misperceptions, while need for cognition (NFC) is negatively associated with it. Both relationships became more significant while mediating through individuals' general misperceptions. Moreover, it is found that among those with greater locus of control over media, the association between social media information seeking and COVID-19 misperceptions became more positive, while the association between NFC and COVID-19 misperceptions became more negative among those with greater media locus of control. Findings provide insights into the misperception research and have practical implications regarding infodemic management.
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