Effects of misinformation on COVID-19 individual responses and recommendations for resilience of disastrous consequences of misinformation.

ABSTRACT: The proliferation of misinformation on social media platforms is faster than the spread of Corona Virus Diseases (COVID-19) and it can generate hefty deleterious consequences on health amid a disaster like COVID-19. Drawing upon research on the stimulus-response theory (hypodermic needle theory) and the resilience theory, this study tested a conceptual framework considering general misinformation belief, conspiracy belief, and religious misinformation belief as the stimulus; and credibility evaluations as resilience strategy; and their effects on COVID-19 individual responses. Using a self-administered online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study obtained 483 useable responses and after test, finds that all-inclusive, the propagation of misinformation on social media undermines th

SUBMITTER: Barua Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373041 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature