COVID-19-related information seeking and individual's rumor refuting: A multi-information-source perspective

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Highlights：

• COVID-19-related information seeking induce individuals' rumor refuting.

• Individuals' health self-efficacy and infection risk perception play the mediating role.

• Peer condition strengthens the influence of COVID-19-related information seeking.

• Peer communication weakens the influence of COVID-19-related information seeking.

摘要

•COVID-19-related information seeking induce individuals' rumor refuting.•Individuals' health self-efficacy and infection risk perception play the mediating role.•Peer condition strengthens the influence of COVID-19-related information seeking.•Peer communication weakens the influence of COVID-19-related information seeking.

论文关键词：Social cognitive theory,COVID-19,Information seeking,Rumor refuting

论文评审过程：Received 21 February 2022, Revised 8 May 2022, Accepted 28 May 2022, Available online 31 May 2022, Version of Record 4 June 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107342