Perceived Information Overload and Unverified Information Sharing on WeChat Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model of Anxiety and Perceived Herd

Perceived Information Overload and Unverified Information Sharing on WeChat Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model of Anxiety and Perceived Herd

Individuals’ unverified information sharing on social media, namely, sharing information without verification, is a major cause of the widespread misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The association between perceived information overload and unverified information sharing has been well documen...

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Main Authors: Qing Huang, Sihan Lei, Binbin Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
unverified information sharing
perceived information overload
anxiety
perceived herd
moderated mediation
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.837820/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.837820/full

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