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Political Orientation and Moral Values: Examining their Effects on Susceptibility to Misinformation
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Abstract
Political misinformation is prevalent within social media, where information often goes unchecked (Bradshaw et al., 2021). Both liberals and conservatives may believe misinformation that supports their beliefs (Zmigrod et al., 2020), although conservatives may be more likely to share that misinformation on social media (Mosleh et al., 2023).
In addition, liberals and conservatives tend to differentially endorse moral values (Haidt, 2012), with liberals more concerned with issues of harm, fairness, and universalism, and conservatives more concerned with issues of loyalty, authority, purity, and self-reliance (Graham et al., 2009; Wetherell et al., 2013).
Start Date
8-4-2024 12:00 PM
End Date
8-4-2024 12:50 PM
Faculty Advisor
Helen Harton
Department
Department of Psychology
Department
Department of Biology
Student Type
Undergraduate Student
Copyright
©2024 Jordan Neely, MaKayla L. Hall, and Helen C. Harton
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Neely, Jordan A.; Hall, MaKayla L.; and Harton, Helen C., "Political Orientation and Moral Values: Examining their Effects on Susceptibility to Misinformation" (2024). INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference. 27.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsresearchconf/2024/all/27
Political Orientation and Moral Values: Examining their Effects on Susceptibility to Misinformation
Political misinformation is prevalent within social media, where information often goes unchecked (Bradshaw et al., 2021). Both liberals and conservatives may believe misinformation that supports their beliefs (Zmigrod et al., 2020), although conservatives may be more likely to share that misinformation on social media (Mosleh et al., 2023).
In addition, liberals and conservatives tend to differentially endorse moral values (Haidt, 2012), with liberals more concerned with issues of harm, fairness, and universalism, and conservatives more concerned with issues of loyalty, authority, purity, and self-reliance (Graham et al., 2009; Wetherell et al., 2013).
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