Factors influencing the perceived credibility of diet-nutrition information web sites

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Highlights:

• Dual-processing models explain the processing of online diet-nutrition information.

• Message accuracy has a greater effect on website credibility than source expertise.

• Prior knowledge moderates message and source cue effects on website credibility.

• Issue involvement matters with web site credibility when the message is accurate.

摘要

•Dual-processing models explain the processing of online diet-nutrition information.•Message accuracy has a greater effect on website credibility than source expertise.•Prior knowledge moderates message and source cue effects on website credibility.•Issue involvement matters with web site credibility when the message is accurate.

论文关键词:Online diet and nutrition information,Source expertise,Message accuracy,Credibility,Information processing,Persuasion

论文评审过程:Received 29 June 2015, Revised 14 November 2015, Accepted 25 November 2015, Available online 31 December 2015, Version of Record 31 December 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.044