An Examination of Factors Contributing to the Acceptance of Online Health Misinformation

This study examined factors including health-related anxiety, preexisting misinformation beliefs, and repeated exposure contributing to individuals’ acceptance of health misinformation. Through a large-scale online survey, this study found that health-related anxiety was positively associated with h...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2021-03, Vol.12, p.630268
Main Authors: Pan, Wenjing, Liu, Diyi, Fang, Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
health misinformation
health-related anxiety
misinformation acceptance
preexisting misinformation beliefs
Psychology
repeated exposure
social media
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