Romanian adolescents, fake news, and the third-person effect
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21190815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicoleta Corbu (0000-0001-9606-9827, National School of Political Science and Public Administration, corresponding author), Denisa-Adriana Oprea (0000-0002-7089-2126, National School of Political Science and Public Administration), Valeriu Frunzaru (0000-0002-8711-0514, National School of Political Science and Public Administration) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 387-405 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Children and Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17482798.2021.1992460 |
| OpenAlex | W3209545028 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 57 |
Despite their apparent digital literacy, adolescents often have trouble assessing the accuracy and trustworthiness of the information they encounter. Given the proliferation of fake news and that adolescents are new (or soon-to-be) voters, important issues arise for democratic processes. This study is the first to investigate Romanian adolescents’ self-perceived ability to evaluate the credibility of the news in their media diet. Drawing on a national survey (N = 1,221) of 12th-grade Romanian students (aged 17–18), we found a significant third-person effect in young people’s self-reported ability to detect fake news. This effect is stronger when people compare themselves to distant others than close others. We also found that the most important predictors of this third-person effect are gender, openness to multiculturalism, and lifelong learning, with family education and confirmation bias being non-significant predictors
Credibility · Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Media literacy · Openness to experience · Pedagogy · Political science · Romanian · Trustworthiness · Media Influence and Politics · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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Lifelong literacy
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Beyond SES
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |