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Author
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Sangita Gupta, Diksha Sharma, Reenu Arti Thakur
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Year
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2023
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Publisher
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DESIDOC
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Abstract
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This paper is intended to investigate the determinants of media information literacy by examining the skills of students belonging to the University of Jammu in July 2022. The focal point of the study is to identify the predictors of MIL by assessing students’ familiarity with various concepts of MIL and their level of MIL skills. MIL is studied through a scale having four parameters, with a 0.741 interclass correlation and a total reliability of 0.81. The majority of respondents demonstrated poor MIL skills, distinct from the self-reported MIL (W = 2386.5, p < 0.001, rB = 0.8). It was found that information literacy, computer literacy, and freedom of expression indirectly affect MIL, mediated by the capacities to create and evaluate information. Nevertheless, MIL is directly affected by information literacy.