ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2023
A Story is Better Told With Collective Interests: An Experimental Examination of Misinformation Correction During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- 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
- How the General Public Navigates Health Misinformation on Social Media: Qualitative Study of Identification and Response Approaches.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine strategies that help motivate social correction behaviors to combat COVID-19-related health misinformation on social media.
design2 (message types: narrative vs statistics) x 2 (social frames: individual vs collective) between-subjects experiment.
settingQualtrics-based online experiment via Lucid. SUBJECTS: The final sample consisted of 450 participants ( MEASURES: Manipulation check, discussion and correction intentions, and need for cognition (NFC). ANALYSIS: ANCOVA and PROCESS model 3 were used to analyze the data.
resultsSignificant interaction effects emerged between message types and social frames on discussion intention,
conclusionIn motivating social correction behaviors, a story is better told with an emphasis on collective interests, and numbers are better presented with personal gains and losses. Future interventions should identify the target audience based on the level of NFC.
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