Does Science Literacy Guarantee Resistance to Health Rumors? The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy of Science Literacy in the Relationship between Science Literacy and Rumor Belief
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lingnan He (0000-0001-6679-7487, Sun Yat-sen University), Yue Chen (0000-0001-9582-590X, Sun Yat-sen University), Xiling Xiong (0000-0003-1541-1569, Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), Xiqian Zou (0000-0001-9359-7632, Jinan University), Kedao Lai (0000-0003-2035-9275, Jinan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 2243-2243 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18052243 |
| PMID | 33668310 |
| OpenAlex | W3129651698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 36 |
Health rumors not only incite unnecessary fears and skepticism, but may also cause individuals to refuse effective remedy and thus delay their treatment. Studies have found that health literacy may help the public identify the falsity of health rumors and avoid their negative impact. However, whether other types of literacy work in helping people disbelieve health rumors is still unknown. With a national survey in China (N = 1646), our study examined the effect of science literacy on rumor belief and further analyzed the moderating role of self-efficacy of science literacy in their relationship. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that science literacy significantly decreased the likelihood of people believing in health rumors, and moderator analysis showed that self-efficacy of science literacy plays a moderating role in this relationship; such that the relationship between science literacy and health rumor belief would be weakened if one's self-efficacy of science literacy was low. This finding reveals that during campaigns to combat health rumors, improving and enhancing the self-efficacy of people's science literacy is an effective way to prevent them from believing in health rumors. Our study highlights the benefits of science education in public health and the improvement of public science literacy
Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Mathematics education · Moderation · Pedagogy · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Rumor · Science education · Scientific Literacy · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |