A mixed methods examination of a text message-based mHealth media literacy intervention for U.S. college students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor:	Willoughby JF; The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA., Austin EW; The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.; The Murrow Center for Media and Health Promotion Research, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA., Austin BW; Educational Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA., Domgaard S; Department of Arts, Communications, Languages, and Media, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of American college health : J of ACH [J Am Coll Health] 2024 Nov 08, pp. 1-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 08.
DOI:	10.1080/07448481.2024.2422321
Abstrakt:	Objective : During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students were navigating confusing and often conflicting information on social media. Media literacy can help people interpret information online. We developed and tested a text-message media literacy intervention designed for college students. Participants: 267 U.S. college students from a university in the Pacific Northwest. Methods: We used an explanatory mixed methods design with a pretest-posttest field experiment ( N  = 267) and in-depth interviews ( N  = 15) to test a text message-based media literacy intervention in April 2020. Results: The intervention influenced media literacy for source and interacted with elaboration to influence media literacy for content and COVID-19 expectancies. Interviews highlighted how media literacy can be bolstered by emphasizing the salience of the role the message source plays in message interpretation. Conclusions: A media literacy text message intervention can prompt college students to consider media literacy related to the source and impact health expectancies.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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