Who endorses conspiracy theories? A moderated mediation model of Chinese and international social media use, media skepticism, need for cognition, and COVID-19 conspiracy theory endorsement in China

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Highlights:

• International social media use is negatively associated with CTE.

• Media skepticism was a significant mediator.

• Need for cognition was a significant moderator.

摘要

•International social media use is negatively associated with CTE.•Media skepticism was a significant mediator.•Need for cognition was a significant moderator.

论文关键词:COVID-19,Social media use,Conspiracy theory endorsement,Media skepticism,Need for cognition,China

论文评审过程:Received 9 July 2020, Revised 13 February 2021, Accepted 19 February 2021, Available online 24 February 2021, Version of Record 27 February 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106760