Developing A Model of News Literacy in Early Adolescents: A Survey Study

Early adolescents’ insufficient critical engagement with (online) news demands increased application of literacy, but it remains unclear which factors increase literacy application. To provide more insights, this survey study develops and tests a model in early adolescents (12‒15 y/o, N = 492). The comprehensive looks at the relationship between consumption, knowledge media production, skills, value for (news) consumption motivation, social norms, demographics. Most importantly, shows interconnectedness consumption. Furthermore, importance motivation to their application, lesser production knowledge. stimulate adolescents, researchers practitioners could take stepwise approach: (1) intrinsic and, that, then (2) build peer norms literacy. In precisely targeting these interventions can empower become consumers.