Social media literacy: A conceptual framework. [PDF]
New Media Soc, 2022 Concerns over the harmful effects of social media have directed public attention to media literacy as a potential remedy. Current conceptions of media literacy are frequently based on mass media, focusing on the analysis of common content and evaluation ...
Cho H, Cannon J, Lopez R, Li W.
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Understanding Social Media Literacy: A Systematic Review of the Concept and Its Competences. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Nowadays, people spend long periods on social media, ignoring the implications this carries in daily life. In this context, the concept of social media literacy, an emerging concept scarcely developed in the literature, is relevant.
Polanco-Levicán K, Salvo-Garrido S.
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Fake news detection on social media: the predictive role of university students’ critical thinking dispositions and new media literacy [PDF]
Smart Learn Environ, 2023 This study aimed to investigate the predictive role of critical thinking dispositions and new media literacies on the ability to detect fake news on social media. The sample group of the study consisted of 157 university students.
Orhan A.
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A digital media literacy intervention for older adults improves resilience to fake news. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Older adults are especially susceptible to fake news online, possibly because they are less digitally literate compared to younger individuals. Interventions for older adults have emerged to improve digital literacy, although there has been little ...
Moore RC, Hancock JT.
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Literacy at play: an analysis of media literacy games used to foster media literacy competencies
Frontiers in Communication, 2023 Media literacy is considered one of the key competencies to acquire in the 21st century. With games being recognized as having a large potential to train and educate, a wide range of games focusing on media literacy related topics such as fake news games,
René Glas +4 more
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Exposure to the Positivity Bias and Adolescents' Differential Longitudinal Links with Social Comparison, Inspiration and Envy Depending on Social Media Literacy. [PDF]
Curr Psychol, 2022 Social media literacy is assumed to protect adolescents from negative social media effects, yet research supporting this is lacking. The current three-wave panel study with a four-month interval among N = 1,032 adolescents tests this moderating role of ...
Schreurs L, Meier A, Vandenbosch L.
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The Influence of New Media Literacy on Brand Engagement: Mediating Effects of Perceived Interactivity and Openness and the Moderating Effect of Age [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThe shift toward new media has brought changes to market participants. New media literacy has emerged as a necessary competency for consumers, and brand engagement has become a key goal of brand communication.
Changi Song, Eunho Kim
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Information and Media Literacy in the Age of AI: Options for the Future
Education sciences, 2023 The concepts of information and media literacy have been central components of digital literacy since the digitization of information began. However, the increasing influence of artificial intelligence on how individuals locate, evaluate, and create ...
Peter Tiernan +4 more
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Journal of Children and Media, 2023 Social media has opened new doors of opportunities and risks for youth. Potential risks include exposure to harmful content, engagement with strangers, or unwanted consequences from irresponsible or naive use. Social media literacy has been proposed as a
Amanda Purington Drake +4 more
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Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2022 This study investigated the effect of media and information literacy (MIL) on the ability to identify fake news, disinformation and misinformation, and sharing intentions.
Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey
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