Who falls for fake news? The role of emotional intelligence

Preston, S. and Anderson, A. and Robertson, D. J. and Shephard, M. P. and Huhe, N. (2021) Who falls for fake news? The role of emotional intelligence. In: Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention 2021, 2021-05-26 - 2021-05-27.

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Abstract

In this study we investigated whether participants level of emotional intelligence (EQ) was associated with their ability to detect fake news items presented in a real world Facebook format Objective: Is High EQ associated with greater fake news detection rates (i.e. are those high in emotional intelligence better at seeing through the emotional content of the news item, leading to a great focus on the veracity of the content)

ORCID iDs

Anderson, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7010-5743

Robertson, D. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8393-951X

Shephard, M. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5350-4734

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  Item type:	Conference or Workshop Item(Poster)
  ID code:	76443
  Dates:	Date Event 27 May 2021 Published
  Subjects:	Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	13 May 2021 13:56
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 17:03
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/76443