Superlatives, Clickbaits, Appeals to Authority, Poor Grammar, or Boldface: Is Editorial Style Related to the Credibility of Online Health Messages?

Authors:
Katarína Greškovicová, Radomír Masaryk, Nikola Synak, Vladimíra Cavojová

Where published:
Frontiers in Psychology

Published:

28 August 2022

 

Dataset names (used for):

  • The study does not detail a specific dataset but discusses a sample of 300 secondary school students.

 

Some description of the approach:
The study analyzes how different editorial styles affect the perceived credibility of health messages among adolescents. It explores factors like media literacy and scientific reasoning.

 

Some description of the data:
The study focuses on 300 secondary school students, aged 16-19. It examines how different editorial styles affect perceived credibility and explores media literacy factors.

 

Keywords:
Message credibility, adolescents, scientific reasoning, analytical thinking, media literacy

Instance Represent:
Responses of adolescents to different editorial styles in health messages

Dataset Characteristics:
Categorical data from survey responses

Subject Area:
Health Psychology, Media Studies

Associated Tools:
Credibility assessment

Feature Type:
Categorical data from survey responses

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License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)


Last Accessed: 6/15/2024

NSF Award #2346473