College student Web use, perceptions of information credibility, and verification behavior

By Miriam J. Metzger, Andrew J. Flanagin, Lara Zwarun. Comput. Educ., 2003

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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A longitudinal investigation of continued online shopping behavior: An extension of the theory of planned behavior (2006, background): “First of all, Metzger et al. (2003) found that college students rely very heavily on the Web for both general and academic information. A vast majority (51.0%) of the students reported using the Internet ‘‘every day’’. Second, according to Focus on Internet News and Data of Advanced e-Commerce Insti”
Enhancing credibility judgment of web search results (2011, background): “On the other hand, some researchers reported that a lot of Web users trust Web information to some extent [15].”
Effects of Online Health Sources on Credibility and Behavioral Intentions (2010, background): “While looking at college students’ perceptions of information credibility, Metzger, Flanagin, and Zwarun (2003) did not find a significant difference between college student’s perceived credibility of Internet information and that of a more general adult Internet user population.”
Credibility of online reviews and initial trust (2012, methodology): “As such, travellers commonly use peripheral cues to assess the credibility of online information, such as the characteristics of the source and the message (Metzger et al., 2003).”
The Importance of Source and Credibility Perception in Times of Crisis: Crisis Communication in a Socially Mediated Era (2015, methodology): “Source credibility was measured using five items from the scale by Metzger, Flanagin, and Zwarun (2003).”