Correcting E-Cigarette Misinformation on Social Media: Responses from UAE Nationals Who Smoke

IF 2.2 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI:10.1080/08838151.2023.2201506

Kang Li, Donghee Shin

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Considering limited research on the effects of misinformation on e-cigarettes and correcting it, especially in Middle Eastern countries, this study investigates the effects of different e-cigarette-information types on smokers’ behavioral intentions, and the effects of the source of misinformation-correction messages on UAE smokers. The study found that compared to scientific information, the misleading claims about the harmlessness of e-cigarettes may encourage smokers to prefer e-cigarettes to complete cessation. Further, to correct e-cigarette misinformation on social media, perceived source credibility mediates the effect of the message source on the message trust. The study outlines suggestions for misinformation correction.

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纠正社交媒体上的电子烟错误信息：吸烟的阿联酋国民的回应

摘要考虑到对错误信息对电子烟影响和纠正的研究有限，特别是在中东国家，本研究调查了不同电子烟信息类型对吸烟者行为意图的影响，以及错误信息纠正信息来源对阿联酋吸烟者的影响。研究发现，与科学信息相比，关于电子烟无害性的误导性说法可能会鼓励吸烟者更喜欢电子烟来完全戒烟。此外，为了纠正社交媒体上的电子烟错误信息，感知来源可信度中介了信息来源对信息信任的影响。该研究概述了纠正错误信息的建议。

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Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media COMMUNICATION-

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4.90

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： Published quarterly for the Broadcast Education Association, the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media contains timely articles about new developments, trends, and research in electronic media written by academicians, researchers, and other electronic media professionals. The Journal invites submissions of original research that examine a broad range of issues concerning the electronic media, including the historical, technological, economic, legal, policy, cultural, social, and psychological dimensions. Scholarship that extends a historiography, tests theory, or that fosters innovative perspectives on topics of importance to the field, is particularly encouraged. The Journal is open to a diversity of theoretic paradigms and methodologies.