Social Influence: Research Area — Prolific Citations Library

Discover 4 peer-reviewed studies in Social Influence (2022–2025). Explore research findings powered by Prolific's diverse participant panel.

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Papers (4 of 4)

Going viral: Sharing of misinformation by social media influencers

Authors: R Mulcahy, R Barnes

Year: 2025

Published in: Australasian ..., 2025 - journals.sagepub.com

Institution: University of the Sunshine Coast

Research Area: Social Media, Misinformation, Influencer Marketing

Discipline: Social Science

The paper investigates how misinformation shared by social media influencers garners virality and impacts perceived deception, parasocial interactions, and sharing intent, highlighting the role of appraisals and user comments.

Methods: Three online experimental studies grounded in social influence theory and cognitive appraisal theory (CAT), analyzing user behavior in response to influencer posts with varying levels of virality and comment types.

Key Findings: Virality of posts, perceived deception, parasocial interaction, sharing intent, and effects of user comments (critical vs. supportive).

Citations: 9
Artificial intelligence can persuade humans on political issues

Authors: H Bai, J Voelkel, J Eichstaedt, R Willer

Year: 2023

Published in: 2023 - researchsquare.com

Institution: Stanford University, London Business School, Dartmouth College, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Research Area: Political Persuasion, Social Influence of AI, Cognitive Science

Discipline: Political Science, Social Science

Citations: 100
Peer attention enhances student learning

Authors: Songlin Xu, Dongyin Hu, Ru Wang, Xinyu Zhang

Year: 2023

Published in: ArXiv

Institution: University of California San Diego, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Research Area: Social Influence on Attention in Education, Peer Effects in Learning, Human Visual Attention

Discipline: Educational Technology, AI in Education
Impact of social reference cues on misinformation sharing on social media: Series of experimental studies

Authors: CM Jones, D Diethei, J Schöning, R Shrestha

Year: 2022

Published in: Journal of Medical ..., 2023 - jmir.org

Research Area: Social Media, Misinformation, Social Influence

Discipline: Social Science, Digital Health

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/45583

Citations: 19