Factors Indicating Media Dependency and Online Misinformation Sharing in Jordan

Habes, Mohammed; Elareshi, Mokhtar; Mansoori, Ahmed; Pasha, Saadia Anwar; Salloum, Said A.; Al-Rahmi, Waleed Mugahed

doi:10.3390/su15021474

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“…This research used quantitative methodology to analyze the causal relationship between independent, dependent, and outcome variables (Al Dulaimi & Al Hindawy, 2023;Alsuwaidi, 2023;Pasha et al, 2023;Sarwar et al, 2023). Target population of this research was the young population including college students from Oman (Dhofar University and University of Technology and Applied Sciences).…”

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Support Factors and Green Entrepreneurial Inclinations for Sustainable Competencies: Empirical Evidence from Oman

Sulaiman¹,

Asad²,

Shabbir³

2023

J. Professional Business Review

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Purpose: The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the green entrepreneurial inclination of youth and sustainable development in Sultanate of Oman. It has a secondary objective of stimulating more research in areas identified as still being under‐explored. Theoretical framework: Researchers in the field of entrepreneurial intentions identified that certain personality traits as mentioned by META which are crucial for entrepreneurial intentions. Afterwards, Entrepreneurial Potential Model (EPM), which focused over innovative skills was introduced to measure entrepreneurial intentions. Design/methodology/approach The paper is discursive using quantitative research methodology, based on analysis and synthesis of green entrepreneurial literature the framework was developed. The data has been collected from 384 students studying in Dhofar University and University and Technology and Applied Sciences, Salalah. Structural Equation modelling has been conducted to test the model. Findings: Despite a broad spectrum of disciplines that investigate green entrepreneurial inclination and despite this special issue in the area of entrepreneurship, there are still areas open for research into green entrepreneurial intentions. The paper develops a model to explain green entrepreneurial inclination. Research, Practical and Social implications: As empirical research, the study offers the benefit of new research directions for researchers/ universities in understanding and promoting the culture of green entrepreneurship among university students. Originality/Value; The paper links a significant body of literature within a unifying theoretical framework and identifies under‐researched areas of green entrepreneurial inclination of youth in an entrepreneurship context. Originality/vale: The research over sustainability has been conducted rarely in GCC region. however, particularly linking it with green entrepreneurial intentions with the help of universities has failed to get attention by the researchers as well as academicians.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Support Factors and Green Entrepreneurial Inclinations for Sustainable Competencies: Empirical Evidence from Oman

Sulaiman¹,

Asad²,

Shabbir³

2023

J. Professional Business Review

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“…Sharing news without authentication could contribute to the proliferation of fake news, which exerted a negative impact on others and damaged one's reputation (Apuke & Omar, 2020b). Studies also found that reducing exposure to social media news and the time spent on social media were effective ways for curbing fake news sharing about COVID-19 (Habes et al, 2023;Wu, 2022). Excessive social media dependency can cause information overload for users, and negative emotions of anxiety and worry make people more susceptible to fake news.…”

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Systematic Literature Review on Driving Factors of COVID-19 Related Fake News Sharing on Social Media

Kong,

Mahamed,

Abdullah

et al. 2023

SMC

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the news sharing behavior of social media users has exacerbated the proliferation of fake news, contributed to significant negative impacts on the public and society. This study aimed to explore the driving factors of COVID-19 related fake news sharing on social media and identify interventions to combat its dissemination. A systematic literature review under the guideline of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was conducted using various databases, resulting in several key findings. Individual motivations such as information sharing, socialization, altruism, and self-promotion were identified as significant drivers of fake news sharing. Cognitive and emotional factors like trust in online information, perceived information overload, and social media exposure were also predictors of fake news sharing. Cultural and religious factors, as well as news content characteristics, were found to be correlated with COVID-19 fake news sharing. Facebook and WhatsApp emerged as the most commonly used platforms for sharing fake news. To address this issue, collaborative efforts are necessary involving individuals, social media platforms, technological institutions, governments, and public agencies. The study provides comprehensive insights into the driving factors behind COVID-19 related fake news sharing on social media and presents potential interventions to mitigate its spread. These findings can increase public awareness of the underlying reasons for fake news sharing and assist governments and public health institutions in devising strategies to handle fake news during future health crises.

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“…Consumption of online media directly indicates an increasing dependency on digital platforms, meaning that users depend on online media for various reasons and purposes, although entertainment remains the dominant factors, educational and informational support and assistance is the other powerful factors accelerating dependency online media among the young generation. (Habes et al, 2023) said that online media dependence is caused by the student personality, awareness and emotional stability, student demographic conditions. The dimensions used to measure online media dependency are, first; spend time using digital media platforms.…”

Section: Online Media Addictionmentioning

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Generation Z Repurchase Intention in Indonesia E-Commerce: E-Wom Moderation and Customer Trust Mediation

Miran,

Suhermin

2023

ICOBUSS

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This study aims to analyze the effect of e-service quality on customer trust and repurchase intention, customer trust on repurchase intention, mediation of customer trust in e-service quality on repurchase intention and the effect of e-service quality on moderated customer trust by e-WOM on e-commerce in Indonesia. This research is quantitative research by distributing questionnaires to respondents. The population in this study are Generation Z e-commerce customers in Indonesia. The sample selection method uses non-probability sampling with convenience sampling. The sample of this research is 203 respondents. Data analysis used the PLS Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The results of this study indicate that e-service quality has a positive and significant effect on customer trust and repurchase intention, customer trust has a positive and significant effect on repurchase intention, e-service quality has a positive and significant effect on repurchase intention through customer trust and e-WOM is unable to moderate the effect of e-service quality on customer trust.

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Factors Indicating Media Dependency and Online Misinformation Sharing in Jordan

Cited by 20 publications

References 60 publications

Support Factors and Green Entrepreneurial Inclinations for Sustainable Competencies: Empirical Evidence from Oman

Support Factors and Green Entrepreneurial Inclinations for Sustainable Competencies: Empirical Evidence from Oman

Systematic Literature Review on Driving Factors of COVID-19 Related Fake News Sharing on Social Media

Generation Z Repurchase Intention in Indonesia E-Commerce: E-Wom Moderation and Customer Trust Mediation

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