People with autistic traits are more likely to engage with misinformation and conspiracy theories in a simulated social media context
There are particular autistic traits associated with the endorsement of misinformation and conspiracy theories which illustrate tendencies that could be focussed upon in future research to how best avoid misbeliefs.
Authors
- Ryan P. Balzan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2007-4317)
- Paul Delfabbro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0466-5611)
- Robyn L. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-8515)
- Neophytos Georgiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-8250)
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2024.2443576
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40