... the direct and indirect effects of the constructs. Findings The study found that social media locus of control and mindful thought processing positively predicted social media scepticism. Mindful thought processing plays a positive mediating role between social media locus of control and social media...

...-use rights only News media literacy News media skepticism Misinformation sharing Misinformation correction Need for cognition Media locus of control Defined as inaccurate and misleading information, misinformation has become one of the principal factors that cause public confusion...