Informed public against false rumor in the social media era: Focusing on social media dependency

被引:32
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作者
Lee, Jiyoung [1 ]
Choi, Yunjung [2 ]
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, SI Newhouse Sch Publ Commun, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
[2] Ewha Womans Univ, Div Commun & Media, Seoul, South Korea
关键词
False rumor; Information seeking; Credibility; SNS dependency; INFORMATION BEHAVIOR; SEEKING; CREDIBILITY; MESSAGE; GRATIFICATIONS; PERCEPTIONS; MODEL;
D O I
10.1016/j.tele.2017.12.017
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
This study explores how the public's belief in false rumors about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome that spread across South Korea related to their accuracy-oriented information seeking as well as the moderating effects of people's reasons for using social networking services (SNS). The survey results show that perceived credibility of false rumors did not affect accuracy-oriented information seeking. However, a significant result was shown in the moderating effect, such that SNS informational dependency interacted with false rumor credibility on accuracy-oriented information seeking. Overall, this study specifically identifies and discusses differences in SNS dependency and accuracy-oriented information seeking in the context of rumor communication to examine the construction of an informed public. Theoretical contributions of this study are discussed.
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页码:1071 / 1081
页数:11
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