Journal of Media Psychology
Is Information Verification Just a Matter of Intellectual Humility?
Abstract: Adolescents can be vulnerable to misinformation, facing the daily challenge of assessing false, inaccurate, or misleading news. Understanding the psychological processes contributing to this vulnerability is crucial for enhancing their information verification skills. Previous research has established a positive association between intellectual humility – the acknowledgment of the fallibility of one’s own beliefs – and the intention to verify misleading content. However, the underlying process through whi …