What makes audiences resilient to disinformation?
Integrating micro, meso, and macro factors based on a systematic literature reviewWhat makes audiences resilient to disinformation?
Integrating micro, meso, and macro factors based on a systematic literature reviewSamenvatting
Despite increased attention since 2015, there is little consensus on why audiences believe or share disinformation. In our study, we propose a shift in analytical perspective by applying the concept of resilience. Through a systematic literature review (n = 95), we identify factors that have been linked to individuals’ resilience and vulnerability to disinformation thus far. Our analysis reveals twelve factors: thinking styles, political ideology, worldview and beliefs, pathologies, knowledge, emotions, (social) media use, demographics, perceived control, trust, culture, and environment. By applying the results to the socio-ecological model (SEM), we provide a comprehensive view on what constitutes resilience to disinformation, delineate between different levels of influence, and identify relevant gaps in research. Our conceptualization contributes to an under-theorized field, in which the term resilience is much used yet rarely sufficiently defined.
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Organisatie | Hanze |
Gepubliceerd in | Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research De Gruyter, Pagina's: 1-22 |
Datum | 2024-05-16 |
Type | Artikel |
DOI | 10.1515/commun-2023-0078 |
Taal | Engels |