Individuals' Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy

Ezgi Gün-tosik; Yasemin Bertiz; Mustafa Tevfik Hebebci

doi:10.53850/joltida.1108655

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Individuals' Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy

Abstract

In this study, individuals' trust and verification of social media news and their digital literacy were examined according to the variables of gender, educational status and duration of social media engagement. 174 people participated in the study, which was designed with a cross-sectional scanning design. The results of t-test, ANOVA and Kruskall Wallis-H analysis revealed that gender made a significant difference in digital literacy, institutional and individual trust scores and that educational status produced the same effect in institutional and individual trust scores. According to the findings of the correlation analysis, while the duration of social media connections did not cause a significant difference in any of the variables.In addition, while the factors of trusting and verifying were related to each other at different levels, digital literacy was only associated with verifying.

Keywords

Digital literacy, Trust, Verification, Social media

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Information Systems Education, Other Fields of Education

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Ezgi Gün-tosik ^*
0000-0001-7747-1917
Türkiye

Yasemin Bertiz
0000-0001-7388-5901
Türkiye

Mustafa Tevfik Hebebci
0000-0002-2337-5345
Türkiye

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July 3, 2023

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April 25, 2022

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February 27, 2023

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Year 2023 Volume: 8 Number: 2

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Gün-tosik, E., Bertiz, Y., & Hebebci, M. T. (2023). Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 8(2), 169-175. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1108655

AMA

1.Gün-tosik E, Bertiz Y, Hebebci MT. Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy. JOLTIDA. 2023;8(2):169-175. doi:10.53850/joltida.1108655

Chicago

Gün-tosik, Ezgi, Yasemin Bertiz, and Mustafa Tevfik Hebebci. 2023. “Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and Their Literacy”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 8 (2): 169-75. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1108655.

EndNote

Gün-tosik E, Bertiz Y, Hebebci MT (July 1, 2023) Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 8 2 169–175.

IEEE

[1]E. Gün-tosik, Y. Bertiz, and M. T. Hebebci, “Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy”, JOLTIDA, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 169–175, July 2023, doi: 10.53850/joltida.1108655.

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Gün-tosik, Ezgi - Bertiz, Yasemin - Hebebci, Mustafa Tevfik. “Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and Their Literacy”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 8/2 (July 1, 2023): 169-175. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1108655.

JAMA

1.Gün-tosik E, Bertiz Y, Hebebci MT. Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy. JOLTIDA. 2023;8:169–175.

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Gün-tosik, Ezgi, et al. “Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and Their Literacy”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, vol. 8, no. 2, July 2023, pp. 169-75, doi:10.53850/joltida.1108655.

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1.Ezgi Gün-tosik, Yasemin Bertiz, Mustafa Tevfik Hebebci. Individuals’ Habits of Trust and Verification in Social Media News and their Literacy. JOLTIDA. 2023 Jul. 1;8(2):169-75. doi:10.53850/joltida.1108655

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