Journal article
Examining the Effectiveness of Social Media Warning Labels: The Role of Worldview Inconsistency and Psychological Reactance
The Journal of Social Media in Society, Vol.13(2), pp.131-150
12/01/2024
Abstract
Social media platforms frequently employ warning labels to identify potentially misleading information, yet research has yielded inconsistent findings regarding the efficacy of these labels. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of two prominent types of Twitter (which is rebranded as X) warning labels in the specific context of identifying misinformation related to immigration. The results revealed that the warning labels had no direct impact on diminishing perceived credibility and the intention to share the misinformation post. However, the findings did highlight a moderating effect of worldview inconsistency. The research findings provide valuable insights for effective designs for corrective messaging on social media platforms, emphasizing the role of worldview inconsistency and reactance on processing various warning label types in discrediting misinformation posts. Keywords: misinformation, warning label, worldview inconsistency, psychological reactance, perceived credibility, intention to share
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Examining the Effectiveness of Social Media Warning Labels: The Role of Worldview Inconsistency and Psychological Reactance
- Creators
- Bingbing Zhang
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of Social Media in Society, Vol.13(2), pp.131-150
- Publisher
- Tarleton State University
- ISSN
- 2328-3599
- ISSN
- 2328-3599
- eISSN
- 2325-503X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2024
- Description audience
- Academic
- Academic Unit
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984795473302771
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