CISDA is a framework which describes the key processes that influence older adults' social decision making. These key processes are reasoning, affect, and experience.

Changes in Integration for Social Decisions in Aging (CISDA) Model

Does the direction of correlation between fake news acceptance/dissemination and age depend on the content of misinformation?

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Republicans and Independents were more likely to share news than Democrats. Age correlated positively with fake news dissemination and the correlation remained significant after controlling for ideology and political orientation, education and total number of web links. Sex, race, education, income, political knowledge and total number of web links weren’t reliable predictors.

Predictors of fake news dissemination (results by Guess et al., 2019)

The hypotheses were supported. Health-related anxiety, preexisting beliefs and repeated exposure were significantly, positively related to people's health misinformation acceptance. Furthermore, they found that meaningful associations between demographic data and health misinformation acceptance. Women were more likely to believe health misinformation than men. Age correlated significantly, negatively with health misinformation acceptance. Income and educational level (as indicators of socio-economic status) were significantly, negatively correlated with health misinformation acceptance.

Findings of a study by Pan, Liu & Fang (2021) about health misinformation acceptance

Guess, A., Nagler, J., & Tucker, J. (2019). Less than you think: Prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on Facebook. Science advances, 5(1).

Prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on fb (Guess et al., 2019)

Pan, W., Liu, D., & Fang, J. (2021). An Examination of Factors Contributing to the Acceptance of Online Health Misinformation. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 524.

Acceptance of Online Health Misinformation (Pan, Liu & Fang, 2021)

Age and fake news acceptance/dissemination

Research on the online activities and digital media literacy of older generations as well as on the impact of their memory impairment on their ability to recognize fake news as such. Measurements of digital media literacy. Interventions to increase digital media literacy. Research on the impact of trust in social networks on one's fake news acceptance.

Future research suggested by Guess et al. (2019) based on their study "prevalence and predictors of fake news dissemination on fb"

Advanced age greatly predicts a higher likelihood to engage with fake news. Older adults tend to be exposed to more fake news sites and share more inaccurate information on social media.

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