Elif Asude Tunca
Biographic Data
| ID | 307600 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elif Asude Tunca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elif Asude |
| FAMILY NAME | Tunca |
| SIGNATURE | TUNCA E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | European University of Lefke |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0636-8247 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why do people spread fake news? Modelling the factors that influence social media users’ fake news sharing behaviour
This study modelled the factors that influence fake news spreading behaviour among social media users. To gather our data, we used an online survey to sample 385 social media users in Nigeria, using a chain referral approach. Smart PLS structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data (SEM). We discovered that lack of mindfulness, religiosity, instant news sharing, self-expression all predicted fake news sharing behaviour of social media…
The effectiveness of using audio-visual based media intervention for promoting social media literacy skills to curtail fake news on social media: A quasi-experimental investigation
This study experimented the effectiveness of using audio-visual-based media intervention for promoting social media literacy skills to curb fake news. We carried out a quasi-experiment in one public university’s faculty of communication and media studies. We randomly divided participants into three groups, including the control group ( N = 235), audio-visual media-based group ( N = 118) and non-audio-visual media-based group (N = 117). The experi…
Political and cultural memory in urban space: Public naming practices in Northern Cyprus
Modelling the Information Abundance Factors That Predict Fake News Sharing Behaviour of Social Media Users: Testing the Moderating Role of Resilience
Fake news is widely shared on social media platforms, and while the literature is expanding, study into the motivations behind such sharing has not yet provided many answers. Drawing from the cognitive load theory and literature on resilience, we developed and tested a research model hypothesising why people share fake news. We also tested the moderating role of social media resilience. We obtained data from 1068 social media users in Nigeria usi…
Comparing The Therapeutic Effect of Social Media-Based Art, Music and Poetry Therapies Intervention on treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms of Flood Victims
This study ascertained the effectiveness of social media-based art, music and poetry therapy intervention in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of flood victims. A quasi-experiment involving 330 flood victims randomly assigned to a control and treatment group was carried out. Furthermore, the treatment group was divided into three to form the social media-based art, music, and poetry therapies group, respectively. The therapy…
Does Misinformation Thrive With Social Networking Site (SNS) Dependency and Perceived Online Social Impact Among Social Media Users in Nigeria? Testing a Structural Equation Model
This study modelled the factors that encourage misinformation diffusion behaviour among social media users, with a focus on Nigerian social media users. To gather our data, we used an online survey to sample 385 social media users using a chain referral approach. Smart partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the data. We discovered that social tie strength, virality, social media usage intensity and fun…
Effect of Fake News Awareness as an Intervention Strategy for Motivating News Verification Behaviour Among Social Media Users in Nigeria: A Quasi-Experimental Research
This study tests the effect of fake news awareness as an intervention strategy for motivating news verification behaviour among social media users in Nigeria. A quasi-experiment was utilized with 470 participants divided into two groups, comprising the control group, n = 235, and the treatment group, n = 235. Fake news awareness was found to be an effective intervention strategy used to intensify the urgency and need to verify news before sharing…
Modelling the Factors That Predict the Intention to Take Covid-19 Vaccine in Nigeria
This study developed a model that predicted factors that prompt the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine among Nigerians. Data were collected from 385 respondents across Nigeria using snowball sampling technique with online questionnaire as instrument. Results indicated that cues to action, health motivation, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control positively predicted the intention to take COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. However, perc…
Impact of Visual Multimedia as a Counselling Strategy for Reducing School Dropout Propensity among School Children Who Are Survivors of Abductions in Northern Nigeria
This study was a quasi experiment involving 470 school children who were survivors of abduction in Northern Nigeria. There were two interventions: the first was a face-to-face counselling, while the second was a visual multimedia counselling intervention. The result of the study showed that at baseline, all the respondents reported high school dropout propensity. However, after the treatment, respondents in the visual multimedia group reported lo…
Türk Yazılı Basın Tarihinde Özne Olarak Kadın: Bâb-ı Âli'den Kıbrıs Türk Basının
Bu çalışmada farklı sosyo-ekonomik yapıda ve dönemlerde yetişen ancak “mücadeleci kişilik” ve “toplumlarını ve mesleklerini yönlendirme” ortak paydasında buluşan 3 kadın gazeteciden söz edilmektedir: Kıbrıs’ta 1935 – 1937 yıllarında Ses gazetesinde gazetecilik mesleğini icra eden Ulviye Mithat ve 19 yaşında başladığı gazetecilik mesleğini, babasının vefatı üzerine 1943 – 1946 yıllarında gazetenin imtiyaz sahibi olarak sürdüren Bedia Okan ile Türk…
A General Look on the Impact of Turkish Horror Movies: An Exploratory Study on the Opinions of Youth on Horror Movies
This study aims to examine young Turkish university students’ perceptions on horror movies and the impact of this genre on them. Also, this study aims to gain an understanding of the role of makeup and special effect makeup in horror movies for this particular audience. An exploratory survey was conducted with 1,000 randomly selected participants 18 years and older who were students studying at five universities in the Turkish Republic of Norther…
KKTC'de Medya Kullanım Alışkanlıkları ve Covid-19 Salgını Sürecinde Haber Edinme
Taking us to the Vulnerability Scene: Television News Coverage and Framing of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria
Despite the growing interest in the internally displaced person's (IDPs) media coverage in developing countries, studies on visual coverage are still in their embryonic stages. In this view, we examined Television news coverage of IDPs in Nigeria. We studied two broadcasting channels; Channels TV and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) from October 2018 to October 2019. We also interviewed some journalists and editors who reported and edited s…
Halkın Sesi Gazetesi Örneğinde Kimlik ve Ulusal Kimlik Oluşumunda Basının Rolü
Çalışma, kimlik ve ulus kimlik kavramları kapsamında (ekseninde); Kıbrıs Türk kimliğinin oluşumunda; Kıbrıs Türklerinin en eski gazetesi olan Halkın Sesi gazetesinin yeri ve rolünü incelemektedir. 14 Mart 1942 tarihinde, Dr. Fazıl Küçük’ün kurduğu gazete yayın hayatına başladığı tarihten günümüze 77 yıldır Kıbrıs basın tarihinin kesintisiz yayımlanan tek gazetesidir. Gazete, geçen yıllar zarfında Kıbrıs tarihinin çok çeşitli evrelerine tanıklık y…
A comparative content analysis of television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria
Most prior studies that have researched internally displaced persons coverage in developing countries have primarily focused on the print media representation, in addition to general information. This paper analyses television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria from October 2016 to October 2017. In order to determine how internally displaced persons news was covered on television and alternative media, quantitative conte…
A comparative content analysis of television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria
Most prior studies that have researched internally displaced persons coverage in developing countries have primarily focused on the print media representation, in addition to general information. This paper analyses television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria from October 2016 to October 2017. In order to determine how internally displaced persons news was covered on television and alternative media, quantitative conte…
Impact of Visual Multimedia as a Counselling Strategy for Reducing School Dropout Propensity among School Children Who Are Survivors of Abductions in Northern Nigeria
This study was a quasi experiment involving 470 school children who were survivors of abduction in Northern Nigeria. There were two interventions: the first was a face-to-face counselling, while the second was a visual multimedia counselling intervention. The result of the study showed that at baseline, all the respondents reported high school dropout propensity. However, after the treatment, respondents in the visual multimedia group reported lo…
Political and cultural memory in urban space: Public naming practices in Northern Cyprus
Comparing The Therapeutic Effect of Social Media-Based Art, Music and Poetry Therapies Intervention on treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms of Flood Victims
This study ascertained the effectiveness of social media-based art, music and poetry therapy intervention in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of flood victims. A quasi-experiment involving 330 flood victims randomly assigned to a control and treatment group was carried out. Furthermore, the treatment group was divided into three to form the social media-based art, music, and poetry therapies group, respectively. The therapy…
Halkın Sesi Gazetesi Örneğinde Kimlik ve Ulusal Kimlik Oluşumunda Basının Rolü
Çalışma, kimlik ve ulus kimlik kavramları kapsamında (ekseninde); Kıbrıs Türk kimliğinin oluşumunda; Kıbrıs Türklerinin en eski gazetesi olan Halkın Sesi gazetesinin yeri ve rolünü incelemektedir. 14 Mart 1942 tarihinde, Dr. Fazıl Küçük’ün kurduğu gazete yayın hayatına başladığı tarihten günümüze 77 yıldır Kıbrıs basın tarihinin kesintisiz yayımlanan tek gazetesidir. Gazete, geçen yıllar zarfında Kıbrıs tarihinin çok çeşitli evrelerine tanıklık y…
A comparative content analysis of television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria
Most prior studies that have researched internally displaced persons coverage in developing countries have primarily focused on the print media representation, in addition to general information. This paper analyses television and blog coverage of internally displaced persons in Nigeria from October 2016 to October 2017. In order to determine how internally displaced persons news was covered on television and alternative media, quantitative conte…
A General Look on the Impact of Turkish Horror Movies: An Exploratory Study on the Opinions of Youth on Horror Movies
This study aims to examine young Turkish university students’ perceptions on horror movies and the impact of this genre on them. Also, this study aims to gain an understanding of the role of makeup and special effect makeup in horror movies for this particular audience. An exploratory survey was conducted with 1,000 randomly selected participants 18 years and older who were students studying at five universities in the Turkish Republic of Norther…
KKTC'de Medya Kullanım Alışkanlıkları ve Covid-19 Salgını Sürecinde Haber Edinme
Taking us to the Vulnerability Scene: Television News Coverage and Framing of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria
Despite the growing interest in the internally displaced person's (IDPs) media coverage in developing countries, studies on visual coverage are still in their embryonic stages. In this view, we examined Television news coverage of IDPs in Nigeria. We studied two broadcasting channels; Channels TV and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) from October 2018 to October 2019. We also interviewed some journalists and editors who reported and edited s…
Türk Yazılı Basın Tarihinde Özne Olarak Kadın: Bâb-ı Âli'den Kıbrıs Türk Basının
Bu çalışmada farklı sosyo-ekonomik yapıda ve dönemlerde yetişen ancak “mücadeleci kişilik” ve “toplumlarını ve mesleklerini yönlendirme” ortak paydasında buluşan 3 kadın gazeteciden söz edilmektedir: Kıbrıs’ta 1935 – 1937 yıllarında Ses gazetesinde gazetecilik mesleğini icra eden Ulviye Mithat ve 19 yaşında başladığı gazetecilik mesleğini, babasının vefatı üzerine 1943 – 1946 yıllarında gazetenin imtiyaz sahibi olarak sürdüren Bedia Okan ile Türk…
Impact of Visual Multimedia as a Counselling Strategy for Reducing School Dropout Propensity among School Children Who Are Survivors of Abductions in Northern Nigeria
This study was a quasi experiment involving 470 school children who were survivors of abduction in Northern Nigeria. There were two interventions: the first was a face-to-face counselling, while the second was a visual multimedia counselling intervention. The result of the study showed that at baseline, all the respondents reported high school dropout propensity. However, after the treatment, respondents in the visual multimedia group reported lo…
Effect of Fake News Awareness as an Intervention Strategy for Motivating News Verification Behaviour Among Social Media Users in Nigeria: A Quasi-Experimental Research
This study tests the effect of fake news awareness as an intervention strategy for motivating news verification behaviour among social media users in Nigeria. A quasi-experiment was utilized with 470 participants divided into two groups, comprising the control group, n = 235, and the treatment group, n = 235. Fake news awareness was found to be an effective intervention strategy used to intensify the urgency and need to verify news before sharing…
Modelling the Factors That Predict the Intention to Take Covid-19 Vaccine in Nigeria
This study developed a model that predicted factors that prompt the intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine among Nigerians. Data were collected from 385 respondents across Nigeria using snowball sampling technique with online questionnaire as instrument. Results indicated that cues to action, health motivation, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control positively predicted the intention to take COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. However, perc…
Does Misinformation Thrive With Social Networking Site (SNS) Dependency and Perceived Online Social Impact Among Social Media Users in Nigeria? Testing a Structural Equation Model
This study modelled the factors that encourage misinformation diffusion behaviour among social media users, with a focus on Nigerian social media users. To gather our data, we used an online survey to sample 385 social media users using a chain referral approach. Smart partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the data. We discovered that social tie strength, virality, social media usage intensity and fun…
Why do people spread fake news? Modelling the factors that influence social media users’ fake news sharing behaviour
This study modelled the factors that influence fake news spreading behaviour among social media users. To gather our data, we used an online survey to sample 385 social media users in Nigeria, using a chain referral approach. Smart PLS structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data (SEM). We discovered that lack of mindfulness, religiosity, instant news sharing, self-expression all predicted fake news sharing behaviour of social media…
The effectiveness of using audio-visual based media intervention for promoting social media literacy skills to curtail fake news on social media: A quasi-experimental investigation
This study experimented the effectiveness of using audio-visual-based media intervention for promoting social media literacy skills to curb fake news. We carried out a quasi-experiment in one public university’s faculty of communication and media studies. We randomly divided participants into three groups, including the control group ( N = 235), audio-visual media-based group ( N = 118) and non-audio-visual media-based group (N = 117). The experi…
Political and cultural memory in urban space: Public naming practices in Northern Cyprus
Modelling the Information Abundance Factors That Predict Fake News Sharing Behaviour of Social Media Users: Testing the Moderating Role of Resilience
Fake news is widely shared on social media platforms, and while the literature is expanding, study into the motivations behind such sharing has not yet provided many answers. Drawing from the cognitive load theory and literature on resilience, we developed and tested a research model hypothesising why people share fake news. We also tested the moderating role of social media resilience. We obtained data from 1068 social media users in Nigeria usi…
Comparing The Therapeutic Effect of Social Media-Based Art, Music and Poetry Therapies Intervention on treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms of Flood Victims
This study ascertained the effectiveness of social media-based art, music and poetry therapy intervention in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of flood victims. A quasi-experiment involving 330 flood victims randomly assigned to a control and treatment group was carried out. Furthermore, the treatment group was divided into three to form the social media-based art, music, and poetry therapies group, respectively. The therapy…
Psychology (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Advertising (6 works) · Social media (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (5 works) · Social Media and Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · World Wide Web (5 works)