Oberiri Destiny Apuke
Biographic Data
| ID | 311700 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oberiri Destiny Apuke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oberiri Destiny |
| FAMILY NAME | Apuke |
| SIGNATURE | APUKE O D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Taraba State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7657-4858 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring how message and situational factors shape people’s information processing and belief in fake news on social media: The moderating role of status-seeking motivation
Social media fatigue and the circulation of fake news: Modelling social media fatigue as the mediator of the predictors of fake news sharing behaviour on social media
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…
The Effect of Interactive Television-Based Visual Arts and Expressive Arts Therapy on the Critical Thinking Skills of School Children that Survived Abduction
This study examined the effect of interactive television-based visual art therapy and expressive arts therapy on the critical thinking skills of school children that survived abduction. A quasi-experiment was conducted among 470 school children in two secondary schools. The participants were divided into a control group ( N = 235) and experimental group ( N = 235). The experiment group was further divided into the art therapy group and the expres…
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…
Retracted Article: How the Nigerian press reported the #EndSars protest in Nigeria: reflections on the protest paradigm
This study looked into Nigerian newspapers’ reportage of the #Endsars protest with the aim of ascertaining the extent of adherence or non-adherence to the protest paradigm. A total of 216 articles were examined from three newspapers namely the Punch, Daily Post and Vanguard newspapers. The story trigger, frames and sources used for covering the #Endsars protest constituted the objectives of the study. Findings revealed that spontaneous news event…
Learning through interaction: Impact of interactive radio instructions in improving literacy skills of out-of-school children in IDP camps in Nigeria
The goal of this study was to examine the effect of interactive radio instruction (IRI) in improving the literacy skills of out-of-school children in IDP camps in Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experiment involving 470 children who were out of school at the time of the study. The indices for measuring literacy skills included phonological skills, letter knowledge, oral comprehension and vocabulary skills. The result of the intervention showed tha…
Utilizing interactive visual multimedia to improve business capabilities and financial management competencies of women vegetable farmers
This study examined the usefulness of interactive visual multimedia in improving business capabilities and financial management competencies of women vegetable farmers. The researchers utilized a quasi-experimental design and assigned participants to a training group (n = 270) and a no-training group (n-270). The result of the study showed a significant main effect of interactive visual multimedia and business capabilities and financial managemen…
The intrinsic and extrinsic factors predicting fake news sharing among social media users: The moderating role of fake news awareness
Understanding the impact of computer-based technology storytelling for help seeking and help receiving among victims' of flood disaster
The Mechanism Through Which Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Affects Customer Patronage of Manufacturing Companies: Modeling the Mediating Role of Corporate Reputation and the Moderating Role of …
Despite the growing body of studies exploring the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on business outcomes, there is still limited understanding of the mechanism through which CSR activities affect customer patronage (CP). This study modeled the mediating role of corporate reputation (CR) in the relationship between CSR activities and customer patronage (CP). The study further tested the moderating role of customer awareness. Data was…
Information cues and fear as moderators of the predictors of compliance to Indigenous People of Biafra sit-at-home communication messages among small-scale business operators in South-East Nigeria
Limited literature exists to explain why the masses comply or do not comply with orders from separatist groups. In this study, the researchers used variables from frustration-aggression theory, cognitive dissonance theory, and theory of fear to suggest a model that explains why operators of micro, small and medium enterprises comply with messages from Indigenous People of Biafra. The researchers made use of a descriptive survey research design wi…
Modelling the factors that affect the intention to adopt emerging digital technologies for a sustainable smart world city
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…
Using interactive television-based art therapy to treat post-traumatic symptoms among survivors of abduction in Nigeria
This study was a quasi-experimental design that was aimed at understanding the impact of interactive television-based art therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among school children who have experienced abduction. Participants took part in a 12-week art therapy delivered through interactive television. The result showed that art therapy was effective in reducing PTSD symptoms. A follow-up assessment after 6 months sh…
Do social media literacy skills help in combating fake news spread? Modelling the moderating role of social media literacy skills in the relationship between rational choice factors and fake news shar…
Retracted: Effect of Internet-mediated music therapy intervention on reduction in generalized anxiety disorder symptoms among displaced Nigerians of the Russia–Ukraine war
This study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of music therapy as an intervention for reducing the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among Nigerian students who were evacuated from Ukraine as a result of the Russia–Ukraine war. The researchers sampled 401 students who were enrolled in different degree programs in Ukraine but displaced due to the war. The researchers assigned 201 students to no music therapy group and 200 to a music th…
Blogosphere, vulnerability news and users’ engagement: The contribution of blogs in the reporting of internally displaced persons in Nigeria
This study examines blog coverage (October 2018 to October 2019) and its engagement with citizens regarding internally displaced persons in Nigeria. Approximately 85 stories of internally displaced persons were covered on Naija.com . This study found a significant difference in the appearance of internally displaced persons’ stories on the blog, appearance of the stories in the headline, length of stories used in describing internally displaced p…
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 counseling visual multimedia on use of family planning methods among displaced Nigerian families
Although there is evidence of increasing childbirth in internally displaced person (IDP) camps, limited literature exists on how to promote knowledge and use of modern family planning methods among this vulnerable group. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of visual multimedia in promoting knowledge and use of modern family planning methods among families in IDP camps in Nigeria. This study was a quasi-experiment of 470 indi…
Journalism and reportage of insecurity: Newspaper and television coverage of banditry activities in Northern Nigeria
This study explored how the different media in Nigeria report banditry currently ravaging some parts of the country. We sampled two newspapers and two television stations to articulate the study. The result showed, among others, that both TV and newspapers did not adequately set the agenda on the problem of banditry in Nigeria. Comparatively, newspapers did better than TV stations. We discussed these findings in the light of agenda-setting and ma…
Television Production of Yesteryears, Today and in the Future: Impact of Reduced Collaboration in TV News Production on Job Satisfaction in Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of reduced collaboration in TV news production on job satisfaction and to explore the contributing effect of modern technologies on reduced collaboration in TV news production in Nigeria. The researchers utilized a descriptive survey research design with a structured questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The data for the study were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (…
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…
The ethical challenges and issues of online journalism practice in Nigeria: What do professionals and academics think
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…
Television Production of Yesteryears, Today and in the Future: Impact of Reduced Collaboration in TV News Production on Job Satisfaction in Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of reduced collaboration in TV news production on job satisfaction and to explore the contributing effect of modern technologies on reduced collaboration in TV news production in Nigeria. The researchers utilized a descriptive survey research design with a structured questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The data for the study were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (…
Social and Traditional Mainstream Media of Communication: Synergy and Variance Perspective
Social media are computer mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, pictures/videos in implicit communities and networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Baddo, Instagram among others. Whereas Traditional Media refer to those media that communicates identical messages in a one-way route to very large mass audiences, which are assumed to be homogeneous. Social media is at variance with Traditional media in product…
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…
Fake News Proliferation in Nigeria: Consequences, Motivations, and Prevention Through Awareness Strategies
Purpose: This study aims to understand the effects of fake news spreading in Nigeria, the reasons for fake news sharing among social media users, and eventually propose preventive measures (i.e. awareness strategies) to combat the proliferation of fake news in Nigeria. Main results: Some grave implications of fake news sharing were identified such as death, conflict escalation, political hostility, and societal panic. Meanwhile, people were motiv…
Nigeria: Conflict Victims’ Assessment and Narratives on the Reportage of Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict
Nigeria has witnessed many violent clashes caused by herdsmen-farmers conflict
The Acceptance and Practice of Citizen Journalism in The North Eastern Part of Nigeria
This study aimed at increasing our understanding of citizen journalism practice, with a focus on rural dwellers which has been less well studied. This study, which is anchored on democratic participant media theory took place at Ardo Kola, Taraba State in the north-eastern region of Nigeria. The data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews, among 40 rural dwellers. The findings confirmed acceptance and knowledge of citizen …
Fake news and Covid-19: Modelling the predictors of fake news sharing among social media users
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…
Television News Coverage of Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Missed Opportunities to Promote Health Due to Ownership and Politics
This study examined Television news coverage of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria from February 2020 to July 2020. The focus was on African Independent Television (AIT), a privately owned TV, and Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), a government-owned TV. We also interviewed ( n = 30) participants to understand their view on media coverage of the pandemic. We found that the TV stations paid adequate attention to the issues of COVID-19. However, the pr…
What drives news sharing behaviour among social media users? A relational communication model from the social capital perspective
This study modelled the online environmental factors that drive news sharing behaviour, using social capital theory (SCT). An online survey was used to obtain data from 385 WhatsApp users in Nigeria, analysed with structural equation modelling-partial least squares (PLS). The study’s results suggest that social interaction ties, sense of belonging, reciprocity, homophily and trust positively predict news sharing behaviour. Specifically, social in…
The ethical challenges and issues of online journalism practice in Nigeria: What do professionals and academics think
Impact of counseling visual multimedia on use of family planning methods among displaced Nigerian families
Although there is evidence of increasing childbirth in internally displaced person (IDP) camps, limited literature exists on how to promote knowledge and use of modern family planning methods among this vulnerable group. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of visual multimedia in promoting knowledge and use of modern family planning methods among families in IDP camps in Nigeria. This study was a quasi-experiment of 470 indi…
Journalism and reportage of insecurity: Newspaper and television coverage of banditry activities in Northern Nigeria
This study explored how the different media in Nigeria report banditry currently ravaging some parts of the country. We sampled two newspapers and two television stations to articulate the study. The result showed, among others, that both TV and newspapers did not adequately set the agenda on the problem of banditry in Nigeria. Comparatively, newspapers did better than TV stations. We discussed these findings in the light of agenda-setting and ma…
Television Production of Yesteryears, Today and in the Future: Impact of Reduced Collaboration in TV News Production on Job Satisfaction in Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of reduced collaboration in TV news production on job satisfaction and to explore the contributing effect of modern technologies on reduced collaboration in TV news production in Nigeria. The researchers utilized a descriptive survey research design with a structured questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The data for the study were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (…
Modeling the Effect of Corporate Sponsorship on the Organizational Image of Selected Insurance Companies in Edo State, Nigeria
This study current study examines the influence of corporate sponsorship on the organizational image of selected insurance companies in Edo State, Nigeria. The study was guided by six hypotheses. The survey research design was used for the study. A sample of 385 respondents was selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. The result of the study showed that corporate sponsorship programs of the selected insurance companies influence public …
Using interactive television-based art therapy to treat post-traumatic symptoms among survivors of abduction in Nigeria
This study was a quasi-experimental design that was aimed at understanding the impact of interactive television-based art therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among school children who have experienced abduction. Participants took part in a 12-week art therapy delivered through interactive television. The result showed that art therapy was effective in reducing PTSD symptoms. A follow-up assessment after 6 months sh…
Do social media literacy skills help in combating fake news spread? Modelling the moderating role of social media literacy skills in the relationship between rational choice factors and fake news shar…
Retracted: Effect of Internet-mediated music therapy intervention on reduction in generalized anxiety disorder symptoms among displaced Nigerians of the Russia–Ukraine war
This study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of music therapy as an intervention for reducing the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among Nigerian students who were evacuated from Ukraine as a result of the Russia–Ukraine war. The researchers sampled 401 students who were enrolled in different degree programs in Ukraine but displaced due to the war. The researchers assigned 201 students to no music therapy group and 200 to a music th…
Blogosphere, vulnerability news and users’ engagement: The contribution of blogs in the reporting of internally displaced persons in Nigeria
This study examines blog coverage (October 2018 to October 2019) and its engagement with citizens regarding internally displaced persons in Nigeria. Approximately 85 stories of internally displaced persons were covered on Naija.com . This study found a significant difference in the appearance of internally displaced persons’ stories on the blog, appearance of the stories in the headline, length of stories used in describing internally displaced p…
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…
Retracted Article: How the Nigerian press reported the #EndSars protest in Nigeria: reflections on the protest paradigm
This study looked into Nigerian newspapers’ reportage of the #Endsars protest with the aim of ascertaining the extent of adherence or non-adherence to the protest paradigm. A total of 216 articles were examined from three newspapers namely the Punch, Daily Post and Vanguard newspapers. The story trigger, frames and sources used for covering the #Endsars protest constituted the objectives of the study. Findings revealed that spontaneous news event…
Learning through interaction: Impact of interactive radio instructions in improving literacy skills of out-of-school children in IDP camps in Nigeria
The goal of this study was to examine the effect of interactive radio instruction (IRI) in improving the literacy skills of out-of-school children in IDP camps in Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experiment involving 470 children who were out of school at the time of the study. The indices for measuring literacy skills included phonological skills, letter knowledge, oral comprehension and vocabulary skills. The result of the intervention showed tha…
Utilizing interactive visual multimedia to improve business capabilities and financial management competencies of women vegetable farmers
This study examined the usefulness of interactive visual multimedia in improving business capabilities and financial management competencies of women vegetable farmers. The researchers utilized a quasi-experimental design and assigned participants to a training group (n = 270) and a no-training group (n-270). The result of the study showed a significant main effect of interactive visual multimedia and business capabilities and financial managemen…
The intrinsic and extrinsic factors predicting fake news sharing among social media users: The moderating role of fake news awareness
Understanding the impact of computer-based technology storytelling for help seeking and help receiving among victims' of flood disaster
Psychology (27 works) · Business (20 works) · Political science (18 works) · Advertising (17 works) · Computer Science (16 works) · Social media (16 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (14 works) · Social Media and Politics (14 works)