Greer, Jo, Fitzgerald, Kaitlyn and Vijaykumar, Santosh (2022) Narrative elaboration makes misinformation and corrective information regarding COVID-19 more believable. BMC Research Notes, 15 (1). p. 235. ISSN 1756-0500
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Abstract
People gather information about health topics from online channels oftentimes awash with misinformation. Investigating this problem during the COVID-19 pandemic is important, as the misinformation effect occurs when misleading details are embedded in narratives and questions. This pilot study investigated whether narrative elaboration increases believability in misinformation statements about COVID-19, and willingness to share these statements online. Results from our online survey (n = 80) demonstrated that narrative elaboration increased believability in both misinformation and accurate statements, with a more pronounced effect on younger adults. Future research may investigate cognitive vulnerabilities imposed by elaborate narratives embedded in online health misinformation with increased attention on developing misinformation resilience among younger adults.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Older adults, Pilot Projects, Misinformation, Humans, Adult, COVID-19, Communication, Pandemics, Younger adults, Narration, Narrative elaboration |
| Subjects: | B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine C800 Psychology |
| Department: | Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Branson |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2022 16:00 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 16:00 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/49538 |
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