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2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Understanding Susceptibility to Misinformation In Young Adulthood
- Anne Snijders
Leiden University Institute of Psychology - Ivan Simpson-Kent
Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden - Ivan Simpson-Kent
Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University - Jon Roozenbeek
University of Cambridge - Anna van Duijvenvoorde
Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University - Anna van Duijvenvoorde
Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden - Neeltje Blankenstein
Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden - Neeltje Blankenstein
Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University - Ili Ma
Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University - Ili Ma
Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden
Abstract
We identified factors shaping young adults’ misinformation susceptibility. In n = 1,980 participants (age-range 18-34), social media use, conservative orientation, and credulity toward pseudo-profound claims predicted weaker veracity discernment, whereas higher education, open-minded thinking, need to belong, and male gender predicted stronger discernment, informing digital resilience efforts.
