[HTML][HTML] An examination of factors contributing to the acceptance of online health misinformation

W Pan, D Liu, J Fang - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study examined factors including health-related anxiety, preexisting misinformation
beliefs, and repeated exposure contributing to individuals' acceptance of health …

Who is susceptible to online health misinformation? A test of four psychosocial hypotheses.

LD Scherer, J McPhetres, G Pennycook… - Health …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Health misinformation on social media threatens public health. One question that
could lend insight into how and through whom misinformation spreads is whether certain …

Why do people believe health misinformation and who is at risk? A systematic review of individual differences in susceptibility to health misinformation

X Nan, Y Wang, K Thier - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale Health misinformation poses a significant threat to public health. Understanding
why people believe health misinformation and who is at risk is crucial for developing …

Health misinformation: What it is, why people believe it, how to counter it

X Nan, K Thier, Y Wang - Annals of the International …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite growing concerns and rapidly expanding research about health misinformation,
answers to some fundamental questions remain unclear. Among the open questions are the …

[HTML][HTML] Who is susceptible to online health misinformation?

LD Scherer, G Pennycook - American Journal of Public …, 2020 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Although everyone has the potential to be misled by false information, online misinformation
is not an equal opportunity aggressor. Some of us are more likely to believe misinformation …

[HTML][HTML] The psychological impacts and message features of health misinformation

P Schmid, S Altay, LD Scherer - European Psychologist, 2023 - econtent.hogrefe.com
What does health misinformation look like, and what is its impact? We conducted a
systematic review of 45 articles containing 64 randomized controlled trials (RCTs; N …

Explaining health misinformation belief through news, social, and alternative health media use: The moderating roles of need for cognition and faith in intuition

Y Wu, O Kuru, SW Campbell, L Baruh - Health Communication, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Explaining the spread and impact of health misinformation has garnered considerable
attention with the uptake of social media and group messaging applications. This study …

Health misinformation

X Nan, Y Wang, K Thier - The Routledge handbook of health …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Research on health misinformation has grown rapidly as concerns about the potential
harmful effects of health misinformation on individuals and society intensify amid a “post …

Stopping healthcare misinformation: The effect of financial incentives and legislation

CH Au, KKW Ho, DKW Chiu - Health Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Fake news and misinformation have become a major social issue. And yet, many
researchers concern primarily about political misinformation, leaving healthcare …

Understanding health misinformation sharing among the middle-aged or above in China: roles of social media health information seeking, misperceptions and …

Y Tang, C Luo, Y Su - Online Information Review, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The ballooning health misinformation on social media raises grave concerns.
Drawing upon the SOR (Stimulus-Organism-Response) model and the information …