The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz
Nowadays, evaluating the credibility of information in the context of social networks has become an important issue for information users. The aim of current research is to investigate the effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individu...
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| description | Nowadays, evaluating the credibility of information in the context of social networks has become an important issue for information users. The aim of current research is to investigate the effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of the University of Tabriz. This research is a correlational study that has been done using Structural Equation Modeling and survey method. The population of the study was all 15732 students of UoT in the academic year 2020-2021, of which 375 students were selected as a sample using stratified random sampling. Lee and Sooh questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SEM with Partial Least Squares method. The results showed that media credibility and message credibility have a positive and direct effect on the credibility of social media information among UoT students. Furthermore, Individual expertise had a mediates the relationship between media credibility and message credibility with the social networks information credibility. Therefore, it can be concluded the higher the students' understanding of media credibility (medium dependency, interactivity and transparency) and message credibility (argument strength and information quality), the higher their understanding of information credibility. Also, individuals with high expertise, the ability to accurately evaluate, assign greater value to the role of message content and source credibility in information credibility. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a96922730db0438991339fa20f0110df2023-12-13T10:28:26ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressمطالعات رسانههای نوین2538-22092476-65502022-07-0183010.22054/nms.2022.66726.136214367The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of TabrizHashem Atapour0Afshin Hamdipour1Samira Biparva2Department of Information Science, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, IranDepartment of Information Science, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, IranDepartment of Information Science, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, IranNowadays, evaluating the credibility of information in the context of social networks has become an important issue for information users. The aim of current research is to investigate the effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of the University of Tabriz. This research is a correlational study that has been done using Structural Equation Modeling and survey method. The population of the study was all 15732 students of UoT in the academic year 2020-2021, of which 375 students were selected as a sample using stratified random sampling. Lee and Sooh questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SEM with Partial Least Squares method. The results showed that media credibility and message credibility have a positive and direct effect on the credibility of social media information among UoT students. Furthermore, Individual expertise had a mediates the relationship between media credibility and message credibility with the social networks information credibility. Therefore, it can be concluded the higher the students' understanding of media credibility (medium dependency, interactivity and transparency) and message credibility (argument strength and information quality), the higher their understanding of information credibility. Also, individuals with high expertise, the ability to accurately evaluate, assign greater value to the role of message content and source credibility in information credibility.https://nms.atu.ac.ir/article_14367_7e8fb7e4654907adf31f2af650fe9529.pdfsocial networksinformation credibilitymedium credibilitymessage credibilityindividual expertise |
| spellingShingle | Hashem Atapour Afshin Hamdipour Samira Biparva The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz مطالعات رسانههای نوین social networks information credibility medium credibility message credibility individual expertise |
| title | The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz |
| title_full | The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz |
| title_fullStr | The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz |
| title_short | The effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of University of Tabriz |
| title_sort | effect of the social networks credibility on the information credibility through the mediating role of individual expertise among the students of university of tabriz |
| topic | social networks information credibility medium credibility message credibility individual expertise |
| url | https://nms.atu.ac.ir/article_14367_7e8fb7e4654907adf31f2af650fe9529.pdf |
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