Trust in information sources as a moderator of the impact of COVID-19 anxiety and exposure to information on conspiracy thinking and misinformation beliefs: a multilevel study

Abstract This study investigates the intricate relationship between exposure to information sources, trust in these sources, conspiracy and misinformation beliefs, and COVID-19 anxiety among 509 Omani citizens aged 11 to 50, representing 11 governorates. Employing structural equation modeling, we no...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Ali Khalaf, Ahmed Maher Shehata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01425-7