How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral Content
The present study investigates the personal factors underlying online sharing of moral misleading news by observing the interaction between personal values, communication bias, credibility evaluations, and moral emotions. Specifically, we hypothesized that self-transcendence and conservation values...
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| author | Francesca D’Errico Giuseppe Corbelli Concetta Papapicco Marinella Paciello |
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| description | The present study investigates the personal factors underlying online sharing of moral misleading news by observing the interaction between personal values, communication bias, credibility evaluations, and moral emotions. Specifically, we hypothesized that self-transcendence and conservation values may differently influence the sharing of misleading news depending on which moral domain is activated and that these are more likely to be shared when moral emotions and perceived credibility increase. In a sample of 132 participants (65% female), we tested SEMs on misleading news regarding violations in five different moral domains. The results suggest that self-transcendence values hinder online sharing of misleading news, while conservation values promote it; moreover, news written with a less blatantly biased linguistic frame are consistently rated as more credible. Lastly, more credible and emotionally activating news is more likely to be shared online. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-912cc554a47b42ffa9269c53f2cd61882023-11-23T15:03:59ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-08-0112930210.3390/bs12090302How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral ContentFrancesca D’Errico0Giuseppe Corbelli1Concetta Papapicco2Marinella Paciello3Department of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyFaculty of Psychology, Uninettuno University, 00186 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, 70121 Bari, ItalyFaculty of Psychology, Uninettuno University, 00186 Rome, ItalyThe present study investigates the personal factors underlying online sharing of moral misleading news by observing the interaction between personal values, communication bias, credibility evaluations, and moral emotions. Specifically, we hypothesized that self-transcendence and conservation values may differently influence the sharing of misleading news depending on which moral domain is activated and that these are more likely to be shared when moral emotions and perceived credibility increase. In a sample of 132 participants (65% female), we tested SEMs on misleading news regarding violations in five different moral domains. The results suggest that self-transcendence values hinder online sharing of misleading news, while conservation values promote it; moreover, news written with a less blatantly biased linguistic frame are consistently rated as more credible. Lastly, more credible and emotionally activating news is more likely to be shared online.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/9/302misleading newsmoral foundations theorybasic human valuesmoral emotionscredibilityonline sharing |
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| title | How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral Content |
| title_full | How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral Content |
| title_fullStr | How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral Content |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral Content |
| title_short | How Personal Values Count in Misleading News Sharing with Moral Content |
| title_sort | how personal values count in misleading news sharing with moral content |
| topic | misleading news moral foundations theory basic human values moral emotions credibility online sharing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/9/302 |
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