ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Digital Natives' Self-Efficacy in Regulating Online Sharing of Misleading News

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Giuseppe Corbelli
    Uninettuno University
  • Marinella Paciello
    Uninettuno University
  • Francesca D'Errico
    Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"

Abstract

By implementing realistic online news, we investigated the role of contextualized self-efficacies in coping with misinformation that adolescents encounter on SNs; mainly, what plays a protective role in counteracting misinformation spread is the perceived ability to resist sharing a questionable piece of news, even when its veracity is in doubt.

Social Cognition