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Digital divide in information verification among young seniors: An analysis of literacies and sociodemographic factors.

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Τίτλος: Digital divide in information verification among young seniors: An analysis of literacies and sociodemographic factors.
Συγγραφείς: Yu W; Department of Language Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China., Liu Y; Department of Language Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China., Ngai CSB; Department of Language Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China., Park J; Department of Language Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Πηγή: PloS one [PLoS One] 2026 Sep 24; Vol. 21 (9), pp. e0359202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 24 (Print Publication: 2026).
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Digital Divide* , Literacy* , Information Literacy*, Humans ; Hong Kong ; Female ; Aged ; Male ; Sociodemographic Factors ; Communication ; Digital Media
Περίληψη: In the post-truth era, characterized by rampant misinformation, seniors are particularly susceptible to its ramifications. This study endeavored to identify how sociodemographic factors and five literacy dimensions were associated with intentional information verification among young seniors and bridge the digital divide in verification. Based on the empirical data collected from 405 young seniors aged 55-74 in Hong Kong, the findings indicated that education was associated with both literacy levels and verification behaviors. Different literacy dimensions showed distinct associations with information verification: media literacy and digital literacy emerged as core correlates of both interpersonal and institutional verification, while information literacy showed an additional association with institutional verification. This research enriches the conceptual comprehension of the connection between literacy and information verification and provides feasible insights for developing targeted interventions to narrow the digital divide in seniors' verification engagement and mitigate the effects of misinformation.
(Copyright: © 2026 Yu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
References: Prev Sci. 2000 Dec;1(4):173-81. (PMID: 11523746)
Sci Rep. 2022 Apr 9;12(1):6008. (PMID: 35397631)
Inf Process Manag. 2022 Sep;59(5):103013. (PMID: 35874146)
Science. 2019 Jan 25;363(6425):374-378. (PMID: 30679368)
Psychol Methods. 2007 Mar;12(1):23-44. (PMID: 17402810)
Psychol Bull. 2007 Sep;133(5):859-83. (PMID: 17723033)
Psychol Bull. 2013 Jan;139(1):53-80. (PMID: 22642230)
Neuropsychologia. 2009 Aug;47(10):2015-28. (PMID: 19467352)
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PubMed Central ID: PMC13606963
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0359202
PMID: 42784596
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