The proliferation of social media applications such as online communities, social networking
sites, or blogs gives the public new means for receiving, and importantly, providing …

Numerous reasons regarding why people should seek health information exist, but empirical
evidence has indicated that factors that influence health information seeking (HIS) differ …

We examined the implications of exposure to misinformation about COVID-19 in the United
States, South Korea, and Singapore in the early stages of the global pandemic. The online …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in preventive behaviors of
COVID-19 between urban and rural residents, as well as identify the factors that might …

This study investigates the prevalence of source-specific information avoidance among
German consumers and predictors of information-avoidance behavior in the context of the …

Guided by the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study aims to
examine the key determinants that predispose individuals' online information seeking …

This study relies on state-of-the-art meta-analytical techniques to assess overall effects of
the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) model. The results support the utility of …

Recent attention on health-related information seeking has focused primarily on information
seeking within specific health and health risk contexts. This study attempts to shift some of …

Guided by the risk information-seeking and processing model, this study examines positive
and negative affect separately in their influence on information-seeking intentions and …

Applying the theory of planned behavior and media dependency theory, this study examines
the effects of attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), media …