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Media and information literacy and citizenship education in university students

Turpo-Gebera O.; Rosales-Márquez C.; Gutiérrez-Aguilar O.; Rivera-Mansilla E. · Revista Latina de Comunicacion Social (2025) · DOI: 10.4185/rlcs-2025-2447

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Introduction: Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Civic Formation (CF) are essential competencies for critical and ethical democratic participation. This research aims to determine the causal relationship between these competencies in university students, exploring their correlation, mediating factors, and explanatory effects. Methodology: Using a quantitative, correlational, and explanatory approach, the relationship between MIL and CF was analyzed in a sample of 906 students from a public university in Peru. Validated questionnaires, non-parametric techniques, and regression analysis were employed to assess direct and indirect effects, ensuring representativeness, reliability, and adherence to ethical principles. Results: MIL shows a positive and significant relationship with CF (rho = 0.59), with a strong direct impact, highlighting the influence of Digital and Informational Literacy on Responsibility and Citizen Participation, although critical competencies require strengthening and external factors have limited mediation. Discussion: The study confirms the causal relationship between MIL and CF, demonstrating a direct and significant impact that validates the initial hypothesis and emphasizes the need to strengthen education in digital competencies to shape critical, informed, and engaged citizens in the digital age. Conclusions: The positive relationship between MIL and CF is confirmed, highlighting the need to more effectively integrate the critical competencies of MIL into educational programs to shape critical, ethical, and engaged citizens who are committed to global challenges and sustainable development.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa; Universidad Católica de Santa María; Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann; Universidad César Vallejo