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Does Science Literacy Guarantee Resistance to Health Rumors? The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy of Science Literacy in the Relationship between Science Literacy and Rumor Belief.

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  • المؤلفون: He L;He L;He L;He L; Chen Y; Chen Y; Xiong X; Xiong X; Zou X; Zou X; Lai K; Lai K
  • المصدر:
    International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2021 Feb 24; Vol. 18 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 24.
  • نوع النشر :
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • اللغة:
    English
  • معلومة اضافية
    • المصدر:
      Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
    • الموضوع:
      Health Literacy* ; Self Efficacy*; China ; Humans ; Public Health
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Health rumors not only incite unnecessary fears and skepticism, but may also cause individuals to refuse effective remedy and thus delay their treatment. Studies have found that health literacy may help the public identify the falsity of health rumors and avoid their negative impact. However, whether other types of literacy work in helping people disbelieve health rumors is still unknown. With a national survey in China (N = 1646), our study examined the effect of science literacy on rumor belief and further analyzed the moderating role of self-efficacy of science literacy in their relationship. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that science literacy significantly decreased the likelihood of people believing in health rumors, and moderator analysis showed that self-efficacy of science literacy plays a moderating role in this relationship; such that the relationship between science literacy and health rumor belief would be weakened if one's self-efficacy of science literacy was low. This finding reveals that during campaigns to combat health rumors, improving and enhancing the self-efficacy of people's science literacy is an effective way to prevent them from believing in health rumors. Our study highlights the benefits of science education in public health and the improvement of public science literacy.
      Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: health rumor; science literacy; self-efficacy
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20210306 Date Completed: 20210423 Latest Revision: 20210423
    • الموضوع:
      20250114
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC7967716
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.3390/ijerph18052243
    • الرقم المعرف:
      33668310