Some like it lots: The influence of interactivity and reliance on credibility

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-145

  Johnson, Thomas J ^a   Kaye, Barbara K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Interactivity; Mobile news; Social media

Indexed keywords

MOBILE DEVICES;

CREDIBILITY; INTERACTIVITY; MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE NEWS; POLITICAL INFORMATION; POLITICAL WEBSITES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84960947323     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.012     Document Type: Article

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