Protecting Against Disinformation: Using Inoculation to Cultivate Reactance Towards Astroturf Attacks

IF 5.4 3区材料科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ACS Applied Energy Materials Pub Date : 2023-04-06 DOI:10.1080/1062726X.2023.2195184

Courtney D. Boman

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT The theoretically-driven inoculation strategy has increasingly become used to counter disinformation regarding pivotal societal issues such as COVID-19 and climate change. The current study examines its ability to cultivate psychological reactance toward unethical public relations attacks called astroturf, ultimately making the disinformation less persuasive. To do so, a between-subjects online experiment (N = 534) was conducted. Results show: 1) the use of inoculation messages outperforms the often-recommended paracrisis no response strategy, 2) combining inoculation with explicit details and autonomy support can elicit reactance toward disinformation, and 3) the use of this strategy can influence attitudes and future behavioral intentions to engage with the attacked organization. Guidance and implications for increasing the development of proactive PR messages within research and practice are discussed.

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防止虚假信息：利用接种培养对人造草坪攻击的反应

摘要：理论驱动的接种策略越来越多地被用于打击有关新冠肺炎和气候变化等关键社会问题的虚假信息。目前的研究考察了它对被称为“人造草坪”的不道德公关攻击的心理抵抗能力，最终降低了虚假信息的说服力。为此，一个受试者之间的在线实验（N = 534）。结果表明：1）接种信息的使用优于通常推荐的危机前无反应策略，2）将接种与明确的细节和自主支持相结合可以引发对虚假信息的抵制，3）该策略的使用可以影响与受攻击组织接触的态度和未来行为意图。讨论了在研究和实践中增加主动公关信息开发的指导和意义。

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来源期刊

ACS Applied Energy Materials Materials Science-Materials Chemistry

CiteScore

10.30

自引率

6.20%

发文量

1368

期刊介绍： ACS Applied Energy Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important energy applications.