ABSTRACT

The present study tests and extends the RISP model (a) by applying the model in the context of COVID-19 in South Korea and (b) by examining the impacts of information seeking and processing on misinformation exposure and acceptance. Based on a survey of 346 Korean adults, this study showed that information avoidance, but not information seeking, was a positive predictor of misinformation exposure. In addition, heuristic processing, but not systematic processing, moderated the relationship between misinformation exposure and misinformation acceptance, such that the relationship between misinformation exposure and misinformation acceptance was stronger among those who showed greater tendency for heuristic processing. In addition, information insufficiency was a negative predictor of both information avoidance and heuristic processing. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

摘要

本研究测试并扩展了 RISP 模型 (a) 通过在韩国 COVID-19 的背景下应用该模型，以及 (b) 通过检查信息搜索和处理对错误信息暴露和接受的影响。基于对 346 名韩国成年人的调查，这项研究表明，信息回避而非信息寻求是错误信息暴露的积极预测因素。此外，启发式处理而非系统处理调节了错误信息暴露与错误信息接受之间的关系，因此在那些表现出更大启发式处理倾向的人中，错误信息暴露与错误信息接受之间的关系更强。此外，信息不足是信息回避和启发式处理的负面预测因素。