The role of self-efficacy beliefs in dealing with misinformation among adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The present study aims to understand the processes involved in misinformation among adolescents by examining the role of self-efficacy beliefs in dealing with misleading news. Specifically, we argue that the perceived capability to analyze and reflect critically on the reliability of online information sources should be stayed with the perceived self-regulatory capability to resist online social pressures to share unverifiable news. Moreover, we posited that specific online self-efficacies beliefs can be promoted by the capabilities related to regulating emotions and reflecting on new problems. In a sample of 273, we tested a path analysis model. The results attest that self-efficacy beliefs in dealing with online misinformation refer to specific capabilities: an active one, related to che

SUBMITTER: Paciello M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233930 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature