Peer influence, risk propensity and fear of missing out in sharing misinformation on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Ebardo, Ryan A., De La Cuesta, Josephine M., Catedrilla, Jypzie M., Wibowo, Santoso
• 格式: text
• 出版: Animo Repository 2020
• 主題: Misinformation; Peer pressure; Fear of missing out; Social media and society
• 在線閱讀: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12504
• 機構: De La Salle University

Widespread misinformation on social media is high, and this is made worse during a publich health crisis. While literature on technological solutions to combat misinformation abounds, limited studies have investigated the psychology behond why misinformationis in rapid diffusion in this digital plat...