TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Debunking mental health misperceptions in short-form social media videos: an experimental test of scientific credibility cues
JO  - Health communication
A1  - Heiss, Raffael
A1  - Bode, Leticia
A1  - Adisuryo, Zar Motik
A1  - Brito, Livia
A1  - Cuardra, Ana
A1  - Gao, Peng
A1  - Han, Yi
A1  - Hearst, Megan
A1  - Huang, Kexin
A1  - Kinyua, Andrea
A1  - Lin, Tianan
A1  - Ma, Yuwei
A1  - Manion, Thomas Owen
A1  - Roh, Youngjoo
A1  - Salazar, Ariana
A1  - Yue, Siqi
A1  - Zhang, Peizhen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In recent years, short-form social media videos have emerged as an important source of health-related advice. In this study, we investigate whether experts or ordinary users in such videos are more effective in debunking the common misperception that talking about suicide should be avoided. We also explore a new trend on TikTok and other platforms, in which users attempt to back up their arguments by displaying scientific articles in the background of their videos. To test the effect of source type (expert vs. ordinary user) and scientific references (present or absent), we conducted a 2 × 2 between-subject plus control group experiment (n = 956). In each condition, participants were shown a TikTok video that was approximately 30 seconds long. Our findings show that in all four treatment groups, participants reduced their misperceptions on the topic. The expert was rated as being more authoritative on the topic compared to the ordinary user. However, the expert was also rated as being less credible compared to the ordinary user. The inclusion of a scientific reference did not make a difference. Thus, both experts and ordinary users may be similarly persuasive in a short-form video environment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1041-0236
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2301201
ID  - ref1
ER  -