Does a perceptual gap lead to actions against digital misinformation? A third-person effect study among medical students

Abstract Background We are making progress in the fight against health-related misinformation, but mass participation and active engagement are far from adequate. Focusing on pre-professional medical students with above-average medical knowledge, our study examined whether and how third-person perce...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Zongya Li, Jun Yan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Digital misinformation Third-person perception Pre-professionals Efficacy Collectivism Professional identification
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18763-9