What drives unverified information sharing and cyberchondria during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2020.1770632
Abstract: ABSTRACT The World Health Organisation has emphasised that misinformation – spreading rapidly through social media – poses a serious threat to the COVID-19 response. Drawing from theories of health perception and cognitive load, we develop… read more here.
Keywords: cyberchondria; drives unverified; covid; information sharing ... See more keywords
Perceived Information Overload and Unverified Information Sharing on WeChat Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model of Anxiety and Perceived Herd
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.837820
Abstract: Individuals’ unverified information sharing on social media, namely, sharing information without verification, is a major cause of the widespread misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The association between perceived information overload and unverified information sharing has… read more here.
Keywords: information; unverified information; information sharing; information overload ... See more keywords